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10/23/2015
« on: October 23, 2015, 12:00:06 AM »
Happy Friday, cigar enthusiasts!  Any deals on the various internet sites that are worth talking about?  Join in this discussion and perhaps learn something along the way.  Warning: don't proceed if you have thin skin but don't be afraid to post either...  And welcome aboard!
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2015, 03:35:22 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2015, 03:42:53 AM »
Today is Friday, October 23, the 296th day of 2015. There are 69 days left in the year.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2015, 03:43:37 AM »
Today's Highlight in History:


On October 23, 1915, tens of thousands of women paraded up Fifth Avenue in New York City, demanding the right to vote.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2015, 03:44:14 AM »
On this date:
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2015, 03:44:36 AM »
In 1707, the first Parliament of Great Britain, created by the Acts of Union between England and Scotland, held its first meeting.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2015, 03:45:01 AM »
In 1864, forces led by Union Maj. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis repelled Confederate Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's army in the Civil War Battle of Westport in Missouri.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2015, 03:45:24 AM »
In 1925, talk show host Johnny Carson was born in Corning, Iowa.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2015, 03:45:58 AM »
In 1935, mobster Dutch Schultz, 34, was shot and mortally wounded with three other men during a gangland hit at the Palace Chophouse in Newark, New Jersey. (Schultz died the following day.)
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2015, 03:46:22 AM »
In 1942, during World War II, Britain launched a major offensive against Axis forces at El Alamein (el ah-lah-MAYN') in Egypt, resulting in an Allied victory.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2015, 03:46:54 AM »
In 1944, the World War II Battle of Leyte (LAY'-tee) Gulf began, resulting in a major Allied victory against Japanese forces.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2015, 03:47:28 AM »
In 1956, a student-sparked revolt against Hungary's Communist rule began; as the revolution spread, Soviet forces started entering the country, and the uprising was put down within weeks.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2015, 03:47:50 AM »
In 1963, the Neil Simon comedy "Barefoot in the Park," starring Elizabeth Ashley and Robert Redford, opened on Broadway.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2015, 03:48:18 AM »
In 1972, the musical "Pippin" opened on Broadway.
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Re: 10/23/2015
« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2015, 03:48:42 AM »
In 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon; a near-simultaneous attack on French forces killed 58 paratroopers. NBC News reporter and anchorwoman Jessica Savitch, 36, and New York Post executive Martin Fischbein, 34, died in a car accident in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
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