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8/29/2015
« on: August 29, 2015, 12:00:47 AM »
What's up cigar enthusiasts?!  Any cigar deals on this twenty ninth day of August 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: 8/29/2015
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2015, 02:54:00 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2015, 03:00:33 AM »
Today is Saturday, August 29, the 241st day of 2015. There are 124 days left in the year.

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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2015, 03:01:25 AM »
Highlight in History

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, Louisiana, bringing floods that devastated New Orleans. More than 1,800 people in the region died.
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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2015, 03:03:19 AM »
On this date

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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2015, 03:03:46 AM »
In 1533, the last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa (ah-tuh-WAHL'-puh), was executed on orders of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.
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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2015, 03:04:43 AM »
In 1814, during the War of 1812, Alexandria, Virginia, formally surrendered to British military forces, which occupied the city until September 3.

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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2015, 03:05:39 AM »
In 1864, the Democratic National Convention, which nominated Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan for president, opened in Chicago.

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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2015, 03:06:05 AM »
In 1877, the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Brigham Young, died in Salt Lake City, Utah, at age 76.

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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2015, 03:06:37 AM »
In 1915, Academy Award-winning actress Ingrid Bergman was born in Stockholm, Sweden. (Bergman died in London on this date in 1982 at age 67.)

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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2015, 03:07:15 AM »
In 1935, the film "Top Hat," starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2015, 03:07:41 AM »
In 1944, 15,000 American troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs Elysees (shahms ay-lee-ZAY') in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis.
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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2015, 03:08:20 AM »
In 1958, pop superstar Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana.

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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2015, 03:08:43 AM »
In 1964, Roy Orbison's single "Oh, Pretty Woman" was released on the Monument label.

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Re: 8/29/2015
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2015, 03:09:17 AM »
In 1965, Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles "Pete" Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic after 8 days in space.
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