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1/11/2016
« on: January 11, 2016, 12:00:02 AM »

Happy Monday! Are there any cigar deals out there today to be had? Join in this discussion and perhaps learn something about cigars 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: 1/11/2016
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2016, 02:17:24 AM »

Good morning guys.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2016, 02:19:40 AM »

Today is Monday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2016. There are 355 days left in the year.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2016, 02:20:26 AM »

Today's Highlight in History:

On Jan. 11, 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued "Smoking and Health," a report which concluded that "cigarette smoking contributes substantially to mortality from certain specific diseases and to the overall death rate."
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2016, 02:21:17 AM »

On this date:
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2016, 02:21:45 AM »

In 1861, Alabama became the fourth state to withdraw from the Union.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2016, 02:22:10 AM »

In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon National Monument (it became a national park in 1919).
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2016, 02:22:37 AM »

In 1913, the first enclosed sedan-type automobile, a Hudson, went on display at the 13th National Automobile Show in New York.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2016, 02:23:02 AM »

In 1927, the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was proposed during a dinner of Hollywood luminaries at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2016, 02:23:30 AM »

In 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart began an 18-hour trip from Honolulu to Oakland, California, that made her the first person to fly solo across any part of the Pacific Ocean.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2016, 02:24:09 AM »

In 1942, Japan declared war against the Netherlands, the same day that Imperial Japanese forces invaded the Dutch East Indies.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2016, 02:24:39 AM »

In 1946, the People's Republic of Albania was proclaimed after King Zog was formally deposed by the Communists.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2016, 02:25:03 AM »

In 1966, Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti, 64, died in Chur.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2016, 02:26:00 AM »

In 1977, France set off an international uproar by releasing Abu Daoud, a PLO official behind the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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Re: 1/11/2016
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2016, 02:26:31 AM »

In 1989, nine days before leaving the White House, President Ronald Reagan bade the nation farewell in a prime-time address, saying of his eight years in office: "We meant to change a nation and instead we changed a world."
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