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Post by soutxed on Jan 23, 2021 9:58:55 GMT -5
Jan 23, 950 Israel claims Jerusalem as its capital.
Despite international protests, the Knesset passed a resolution stating that the divided city will be the country's capital.
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Post by sandipaws on Jan 23, 2021 20:33:07 GMT -5
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National Compliment Day on January 24th offers a wonderful way to brighten someone’s day or to give credit for a job well done! Give an extra compliment annually on January 24th and any time one is deserved.
A compliment has a powerful effect. It can instill confidence in a child, or validate someone’s hard work. A compliment not only improves the receiver’s mood, but it also says something about the giver. It tells them you noticed. Whether we recognize someone’s achievement or their classic style, a compliment can go a long way.
To give a great compliment, first be sincere. People have a way of knowing when we are fake. If you don’t mean it, it’s worse than getting a thoughtless birthday gift.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jan 23, 2021 23:57:20 GMT -5
There may be treasure in Virginia. Coded texts known as the Beale Ciphers (as they were originally acquired by a prospector named Thomas Jefferson Beale in the early 1800s) are said to reveal the location of a massive treasure: approximately $43 million in gold, silver, and jewels. Of the three texts, one has been cracked, revealing that the treasure is in Bedford County, Virginia. Where exactly it is within that county remains unknown.
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Post by BillG on Jan 24, 2021 6:58:29 GMT -5
Who knew??? On January 24th, 1935 the first canned beer goes on sale. "Krueger Cream Ale," sold by Krueger Brewing Co. of Richmond, VA.
 
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Post by johnmori on Jan 24, 2021 6:59:25 GMT -5
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January 24, 1972
Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
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Post by soutxed on Jan 24, 2021 9:37:45 GMT -5
Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of ‘49.
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Post by sandipaws on Jan 24, 2021 21:31:41 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Florida Day on January 25th recognizes the 27th state to join the United States.
The Sunshine State is home to the oldest established city in the country. With over 400 years of history, St. Augustine’s streets and colonial architecture have stories to tell. Founded by Spanish explorers in 1565, visit the city and walk in the same footsteps as 16th-century bishops, ponder the escapades of pirates and the whereabouts of lost gold and learn about the lives of European settlers.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jan 25, 2021 0:57:19 GMT -5
A sea lion once saved a man. Kevin Hines planned to end his life by jumping off San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge in September 2000, but survived despite breaking his back. While it seemed he would not be long for this world, a sea lion came to the rescue, swimming beneath him and keeping him afloat until the coast guard arrived. He has been a suicide prevention speaker ever since.
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Post by johnmori on Jan 25, 2021 6:25:33 GMT -5
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January 25, 1924
The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
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Post by BillG on Jan 25, 2021 7:21:54 GMT -5
Who knew??? On January 25th, 1881 Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell formed the Oriental Telephone Company.
  
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Post by soutxed on Jan 25, 2021 9:07:40 GMT -5
January 25, 2017, President Donald Trump moved aggressively to tighten the nation’s immigration controls, signing executive actions to jumpstart construction of his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall and cut federal grants for immigrant-protecting “sanctuary cities.”
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Post by sandipaws on Jan 25, 2021 22:39:57 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Jan 26, 2021 0:05:05 GMT -5
Rich Russians hire fake ambulances. Russians take their selfish use of emergency vehicles to a whole other level by hiring "ambulance taxis"—luxuriously appointed ambulances they hire for $200 an hour that will blast their sirens to speed the passenger through traffic.
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Post by BillG on Jan 26, 2021 6:35:14 GMT -5
Who knew??? On January 26th, 1988 Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'The Phantom of the Opera', a musical version of Gaston Leroux's melodramatic novel, opened in New York City and went on to become the longest-running show in Broadway history.
 
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Post by soutxed on Jan 26, 2021 8:59:17 GMT -5
On Jan. 26, 2020, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California; the former Lakers star was 41.
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