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8/14/2015
« on: August 14, 2015, 12:00:27 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: 8/14/2015
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2015, 02:31:10 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2015, 02:34:57 AM »
Today is Friday, August 14, the 226th day of 2015. There are 139 days left in the year.

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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2015, 02:35:19 AM »
Highlight in History

On August 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II.
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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2015, 02:36:43 AM »
On this date

In 1848, the Oregon Territory was created.
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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2015, 02:37:13 AM »
In 1900, international forces, including U.S. Marines, entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreign influence.
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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2015, 02:37:47 AM »
In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.

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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2015, 02:38:15 AM »
In 1944, the federal government allowed the manufacture of certain domestic appliances, such as electric ranges and vacuum cleaners, to resume on a limited basis.

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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2015, 02:38:41 AM »
In 1947, Pakistan became independent of British rule.

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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2015, 02:39:04 AM »
In 1951, newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, 88, died in Beverly Hills, California.

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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2015, 02:39:24 AM »
In 1969, British troops went to Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2015, 02:40:01 AM »
In 1973, U.S. bombing of Cambodia came to a halt.
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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2015, 02:40:30 AM »
In 1975, the cult classic movie musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick, had its world premiere in London.

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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2015, 02:41:02 AM »
In 1980, workers went on strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk (guh-DANSK'), Poland, in a job action that resulted in creation of the Solidarity labor movement. Actress-model Dorothy Stratten, 20, was shot to death by her estranged husband and manager, Paul Snider, who then killed himself.
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Re: 8/14/2015
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2015, 02:41:24 AM »
In 1989, South African President P.W. Botha announced his resignation after losing a bitter power struggle within his National Party.

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