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12/15/2015
« on: December 15, 2015, 12:00:16 AM »
It's Tuesday again! In between insults we'll occasionally discuss cigars.  Join in 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: 12/15/2015
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2015, 02:24:35 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2015, 02:36:39 AM »
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2015. There are 16 days left in the year.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2015, 02:37:25 AM »
Today's Highlight in History:

On Dec. 15, 1965, two U.S. manned spacecraft, Gemini 6A and Gemini 7, maneuvered to within 10 feet of each other while in orbit.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2015, 02:37:58 AM »
On this date:
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2015, 02:38:20 AM »
In 1791, the Bill of Rights went into effect following ratification by Virginia.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2015, 02:39:00 AM »
In 1814, the "Hartford Convention" began as New England Federalists opposed to the War of 1812 secretly gathered in the Connecticut capital. (America's victory in the Battle of New Orleans and the war's end effectively discredited the Convention.)
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2015, 02:39:26 AM »
In 1864, the two-day Battle of Nashville began during the Civil War as Union forces commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas attacked Confederate troops led by Gen. John Bell Hood; the result was a resounding Northern victory.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2015, 02:39:59 AM »
In 1890, Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and 11 other tribe members were killed in Grand River, South Dakota, during a confrontation with Indian police.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2015, 02:40:34 AM »
In 1938, groundbreaking for the Jefferson Memorial took place in Washington, D.C., with President Franklin D. Roosevelt taking part in the ceremony.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2015, 02:41:04 AM »
In 1939, the Civil War motion picture epic "Gone with the Wind," starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, had its world premiere in Atlanta.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2015, 02:41:37 AM »
In 1944, a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller, a major in the U.S. Army Air Forces, disappeared over the English Channel while en route to Paris.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2015, 02:42:06 AM »
In 1964, Canada's House of Commons approved dropping the country's "Red Ensign" flag in favor of a new design, the "Maple Leaf" flag.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2015, 02:42:36 AM »
In 1974, the horror spoof "Young Frankenstein," starring Gene Wilder and directed by Mel Brooks, was released by 20th Century Fox.
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Re: 12/15/2015
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2015, 02:43:03 AM »
In 1989, a popular uprising began in Romania that resulted in the downfall of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu (chow-SHES'-koo).
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