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Post by johnmori on Dec 17, 2020 5:12:15 GMT -5
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December 17, 1933
The first NFL Championship Game is played. The game was at Wrigley Field between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears. The Bears won 23–21.
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Post by BillG on Dec 17, 2020 8:09:36 GMT -5
Who knew??? On December 17th,1924 the first diesel electric locomotive enters service in Bronx, NY.
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Post by soutxed on Dec 17, 2020 9:15:22 GMT -5
December 17, 1989 First episode of The Simpsons aired.
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Post by MidnightSun on Dec 18, 2020 2:01:23 GMT -5
The world's largest pyramid isn't in Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Cholula, located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, is the largest pyramid in the world with a base four times the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It is the largest monument ever constructed. Part of the reason it's not better known is that it's partially buried under a mountain.
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Post by johnmori on Dec 18, 2020 5:43:58 GMT -5
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December 18, 1932
The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
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Post by BillG on Dec 18, 2020 7:06:13 GMT -5
Who knew??? On December 18th, 1898 Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245 mph in a Jeantaud electric car.
 
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Post by soutxed on Dec 18, 2020 8:41:28 GMT -5
On Dec. 18, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, was declared in effect by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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Post by sandipaws on Dec 18, 2020 22:40:51 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Dec 19, 2020 0:44:25 GMT -5
Coke saved one town from the Depression. A local, trusted banker in the Town of Quincy, Florida, urged anyone who would listen to invest in Coca-Cola stocks, then selling at $19 per share. Many followed his advice, and when the company's stock boomed as he'd promised, others followed. Soon, at least 67 inhabitants (in a town of fewer than 7,000) had become "Coca-Cola millionaires," making Quincy the richest U.S. town per capita. Shares today are worth $53.74 ea. The all-time high Coca Cola stock closing price was 60.13 on February 21, 2020. One share of stock purchased in 1919 for $40, with all dividends reinvested, would have been worth $9.8 million in 2012, a 10.7% annual increase adjusted for inflation. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Dec 19, 2020 7:28:23 GMT -5
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December 19, 1924
The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.
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Post by BillG on Dec 19, 2020 8:43:31 GMT -5
Who knew??? On December 19th, 1997 - "Titanic" opened in American movie theaters.
 
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Post by soutxed on Dec 19, 2020 9:14:35 GMT -5
December 19, 1972 Apollo 17 returns to Earth. The last mission of the United States' Apollo program spent 12 days in space and was the first human spaceflight launched at night from the United States.
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Post by sandipaws on Dec 19, 2020 23:11:02 GMT -5
Who Knew??? Mudd Day on December 20th annually recognizes the birthday of Dr. Samuel Mudd, a man whose name was mud after his dealings with one man.
After assassinating Lincoln on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth rode with co-conspirator David Herold to Dr. Samuel Mudd’s home in the early hours of the 15th before crossing into Virginia. Mudd performed surgery on Booth’s fractured leg and allowed both men to stay the night.
At some point, Mudd must have learned of the assassination. However, he did not report Booth’s visit to the authorities for another 24 hours. This delay appeared to link him to the crime, as did his various changes of the story under interrogation.
On April 26th, authorities arrested Mudd. A military commission found him guilty of aiding and conspiring in a murder and sentenced Mudd to life imprisonment. He escaped the death penalty by a single vote.
President Andrew Johnson pardoned Mudd, and he was released from prison in 1869. Despite repeated attempts by family members and others, Mudd’s conviction has never been overturned, nor has his record been expunged.
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Post by MidnightSun on Dec 20, 2020 1:38:19 GMT -5
We may have already had alien contact. In 1977, a volunteer for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence received a 72-second-long signal from a distant star system, 120 light years from Earth. It was loud and sent from a place that had yet to be visited by mankind, so the guy who received it wrote, "Wow!"next to the original printout of the signal. It continues to be known as the "Wow! Signal." Researchers have since suggested that the noise was picked up from a passing comet. Perhaps.
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Post by johnmori on Dec 20, 2020 5:21:33 GMT -5
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December 20, 1803
The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.
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