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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #15 on: September 09, 2014, 02:24:39 AM »

Today's Highlight in History:

On September 9, 1776, the second Continental Congress made the term "United States" official, replacing "United Colonies."
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #16 on: September 09, 2014, 02:25:22 AM »

On this date:

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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2014, 02:25:51 AM »

In 1543, Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scots at Stirling Castle, nine months after she was born.
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #18 on: September 09, 2014, 02:26:23 AM »

In 1850, California became the 31st state of the union.
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2014, 02:26:36 AM »

Good morning guys.
Morning, Chip! Been on a Chesterton kick. Smart man. On the tail end of my second H. Upmann isom. Great cigar!
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #20 on: September 09, 2014, 02:26:47 AM »

In 1893, Frances Cleveland, wife of President Grover Cleveland, gave birth to a daughter, Esther, in the White House; it was the first time a president's child was born in the executive mansion.
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #21 on: September 09, 2014, 02:27:26 AM »

In 1919, some 1,100 members of Boston's 1,500-man police force went on strike. (The strike was broken by Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge with replacement officers.)
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #22 on: September 09, 2014, 02:27:47 AM »

In 1926, the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) was incorporated by the Radio Corp. of America.
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #23 on: September 09, 2014, 02:28:12 AM »

In 1932, the steamboat Observation exploded in New York's East River, killing 72 people.
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #24 on: September 09, 2014, 02:28:42 AM »

In 1948, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was declared.
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #25 on: September 09, 2014, 02:29:04 AM »

In 1956, Elvis Presley made the first of three appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #26 on: September 09, 2014, 02:29:39 AM »

In 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, beginning a siege that ended up claiming 43 lives.
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #27 on: September 09, 2014, 02:30:14 AM »

In 1976, Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died in Beijing at age 82.
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #28 on: September 09, 2014, 02:30:38 AM »

In 1986, Frank Reed, director of a private school in Lebanon, was taken hostage; he was released 44 months later.
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Re: 9/9/2014
« Reply #29 on: September 09, 2014, 02:31:16 AM »

In 1997, Sinn Fein (shin fayn), the IRA's political ally, formally renounced violence as it took its place in talks on Northern Ireland's future. Actor Burgess Meredith died in Malibu, California, at age 89.
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