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8/19/2014
« on: August 19, 2014, 12:00:39 AM »
Let's talk cigars!  What deals have you found on the various Internet sites today?

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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2014, 12:18:39 AM »
SL Hababo toro going well. 
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2014, 02:10:38 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2014, 02:18:49 AM »
Today is Tuesday, August 19, the 231st day of 2014. There are 134 days left in the year.
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2014, 02:19:35 AM »
Slow day in history I guess.
Today's Highlight in History:

On August 19, A.D. 14, Caesar Augustus, Rome's first emperor, died at age 76 after a reign lasting four decades; he was succeeded by his stepson Tiberius.
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2014, 02:20:04 AM »
On this date:
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2014, 02:20:29 AM »
In 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate HMS Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812, earning the nickname "Old Ironsides."
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2014, 02:22:03 AM »
In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces landed at Benedict, Maryland, with the objective of capturing Washington, D.C.
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #8 on: August 19, 2014, 02:22:27 AM »
In 1918, "Yip! Yip! Yaphank," a musical revue by Irving Berlin featuring Army recruits from Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York, opened on Broadway.
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2014, 02:22:54 AM »
In 1934, a plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler.
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #10 on: August 19, 2014, 02:23:23 AM »
In 1936, the first of a series of show trials orchestrated by Soviet leader Josef Stalin began in Moscow as 16 defendants faced charges of conspiring against the government (all were convicted and executed).
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2014, 02:24:01 AM »
In 1942, during World War II, about 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a disastrous raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France, suffering more than 50-percent casualties.
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2014, 02:24:42 AM »
In 1955, severe flooding in the northeastern U.S. claimed some 200 lives.
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2014, 02:25:01 AM »
In 1964, The Beatles opened their first full-fledged U.S. tour as they performed at San Francisco's Cow Palace.
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Re: 8/19/2014
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2014, 02:25:40 AM »
In 1974, U.S. Ambassador Rodger P. Davies was fatally wounded by a bullet that penetrated the American embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, during a protest by Greek Cypriots.
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