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9/5/2014
« on: September 05, 2014, 12:00:04 AM »
What's up cigar enthusiasts?!  Join in this cigar talk with the rest of us and learn something along the way.  Be warned, you will catch hell if you post something everyone doesn't agree with.  And heaven forbid if you should make a grammatical error, you'll be berated with GFYs!  So don't have thin skin and welcome aboard!
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2014, 12:05:48 AM »
Good morning everyone!
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2014, 02:02:52 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2014, 02:03:38 AM »
Today is Friday, September 5, the 248th day of 2014. There are 117 days left in the year.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2014, 02:04:23 AM »
Today's Highlight in History:

On September 5, 1914, the First Battle of the Marne, resulting in a French-British victory over Germany, began during World War I.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2014, 02:05:03 AM »
On this date:

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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2014, 02:05:31 AM »
In 1774, the first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2014, 02:06:11 AM »
In 1793, the Reign of Terror began during the French Revolution as the National Convention instituted harsh measures to repress counter-revolutionary activities.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2014, 02:06:35 AM »
In 1836, Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2014, 02:06:58 AM »
In 1864, voters in Louisiana approved a new state constitution abolishing slavery.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2014, 02:07:21 AM »
In 1913, fire devastated Hot Springs, Arkansas, destroying some 60 blocks.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2014, 02:08:10 AM »
In 1939, four days after war had broken out in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation declaring U.S. neutrality in the conflict.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2014, 02:08:31 AM »
In 1957, the novel "On the Road," by Jack Kerouac, was first published by Viking Press.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2014, 02:08:54 AM »
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation making aircraft hijackings a federal crime.
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Re: 9/5/2014
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2014, 02:09:23 AM »
In 1972, the Palestinian group Black September attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games; 11 Israelis, five guerrillas and a police officer were killed in the resulting siege.
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