soutxed
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Post by soutxed on Sept 13, 2020 8:27:06 GMT -5
On Sept. 13, 1788, the Congress of the Confederation authorized the first national election, and declared New York City the temporary national capital.
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 13, 2020 22:58:54 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 14, 2020 0:36:43 GMT -5
Lt. Col. "Mad" Jack Churchill was only British soldier in WWII known to have killed an enemy soldier with a longbow.
"Mad Jack" insisted on going into battle armed with both a medieval bow and a claymore sword.
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Post by johnmori on Sept 14, 2020 4:47:04 GMT -5
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September 14, 1901
U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 14, 2020 6:08:55 GMT -5
It's National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day
Not just donuts or jelly filled.
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Post by BillG on Sept 14, 2020 11:22:22 GMT -5
Who knew??? On September 14, 1959 - First Man Made Object Reaches The Moon. The USSR's Luna 2 probe crash lands on the Moon.
 
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Post by SUVFan on Sept 14, 2020 16:35:29 GMT -5
On this date in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Baltimore tavern after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812.
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 14, 2020 22:46:33 GMT -5
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Post by BillG on Sept 15, 2020 5:23:06 GMT -5
Who knew??? On September 15, 2008 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This was the largest bankruptcy in US history.
 
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Post by johnmori on Sept 15, 2020 9:14:59 GMT -5
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September 15, 1978
Muhammad Ali outpointed Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans.
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Post by soutxed on Sept 15, 2020 20:28:28 GMT -5
On September 15, 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 15, 2020 23:28:14 GMT -5
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 15, 2020 23:53:12 GMT -5
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Post by johnmori on Sept 16, 2020 5:15:07 GMT -5
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September 16, 1961
The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury.
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Post by BillG on Sept 16, 2020 6:41:04 GMT -5
Who knew??? On September 16, 1974 - President Ford announced an amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
 
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