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10/17/2015
« on: October 17, 2015, 12:02:46 AM »
What's up cigar enthusiasts?!  Any cigar 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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LSUFAN

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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2015, 01:12:00 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2015, 01:18:23 AM »
Quote from: LSUFAN on October 17, 2015, 01:12:00 AM
Good morning guys.
Good morning, Chip.  Can't sleep?
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2015, 01:30:06 AM »
Quote from: A Friend of Charlie on October 17, 2015, 01:18:23 AM
Quote from: LSUFAN on October 17, 2015, 01:12:00 AM
Good morning guys.
Good morning, Chip.  Can't sleep?
Good morning Tony.  I am just getting a little quiet time before waking the warden up so we can get the car packed to hit the road in a hour or so for Gatlinburg. 
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2015, 01:30:52 AM »
Today is Saturday, October 17, the 290th day of 2015. There are 75 days left in the year.
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2015, 01:31:48 AM »
Today's Highlight in History:

On October 17, 1915, playwright Arthur Miller, author of "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible," was born in New York.
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2015, 01:32:20 AM »
On this date:
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2015, 01:32:44 AM »
In 1777, British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, New York, in a turning point of the Revolutionary War.
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2015, 01:33:42 AM »
In 1814, the London Beer Flood inundated the St. Giles district of the British capital as vats of beer ruptured, sending more than 320,000 gallons of liquid into the streets; up to nine people were reported killed.
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2015, 01:34:41 AM »
In 1919, Radio Corp. of America was chartered.
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2015, 01:35:14 AM »
In 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion. (Sentenced to 11 years in prison, Capone was released in 1939.)
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2015, 01:35:40 AM »
In 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2015, 01:36:06 AM »
In 1945, Col. Juan Peron, the future president of Argentina, was released from prison after protests by trade unionists.
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2015, 01:36:42 AM »
In 1956, the all-star movie "Around the World in 80 Days," produced by Michael Todd, had its world premiere in New York.
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Re: 10/17/2015
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2015, 01:37:09 AM »
In 1965, the musical "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever," with a score by Burton Lane and book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, opened on Broadway. The New York World's Fair closed.
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