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9/8/2014
« on: September 08, 2014, 12:00:01 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: 9/8/2014
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2014, 12:56:17 AM »

Quiet start to the day around here.
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2014, 12:56:33 AM »

Good morning guys.
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2014, 12:59:51 AM »

3 Padilla Reserva Habano Torpedo
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 2 Diesel Unlimited d.6 Gordo
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 1 Bahia Vintage
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2014, 01:28:15 AM »

Today is Monday, September 8, the 251st day of 2014. There are 114 days left in the year.
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2014, 01:29:12 AM »

Today's Highlight in History:

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted a "full, free, and absolute pardon" to former President Richard Nixon "for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974."
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2014, 01:30:05 AM »

On this date:
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2014, 01:30:42 AM »

In 1504, Michelangelo's towering marble statue of David was unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy.
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2014, 01:31:07 AM »

In 1761, Britain's King George III married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz a few hours after meeting her for the first time.
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2014, 01:31:34 AM »

In 1761, Britain's King George III married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz a few hours after meeting her for the first time.
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2014, 01:32:00 AM »

In 1892, an early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance," written by Francis Bellamy, appeared in "The Youth's Companion."
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2014, 01:32:31 AM »

In 1900, Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8,000 people.
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2014, 01:32:54 AM »

In 1921, Margaret Gorman, 16, of Washington D.C., was crowned the first "Miss America" in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2014, 01:33:22 AM »

In 1934, more than 130 people lost their lives in a fire aboard the liner SS Morro Castle off the New Jersey coast.
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Re: 9/8/2014
« Reply #14 on: September 08, 2014, 01:33:49 AM »

In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a "limited national emergency" in response to the outbreak of war in Europe.
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