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1/2/2016
« on: January 02, 2016, 12:01:59 AM »
Brrrrr! It's getting cold out there. Or maybe you just feel like you're getting the cold shoulder? 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. If you can accept all that, light a cigar, pour your favorite libation, and welcome aboard!
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2016, 04:06:52 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2016, 04:47:40 AM »
Today is Saturday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2016. There are 364 days left in the year.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2016, 04:49:03 AM »
Today's Highlight in History:

On Jan. 2, 1900, U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announced the "Open Door Policy" to facilitate trade with China.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2016, 04:49:43 AM »
On this date:
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2016, 04:50:16 AM »
In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2016, 04:50:52 AM »
In 1893, the U.S. Postal Service issued its first commemorative stamp to honor the World's Columbian Expedition and the quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus' voyage.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2016, 04:52:07 AM »
In 1921, religious services were broadcast on radio for the first time as KDKA in Pittsburgh aired the regular Sunday service of the city's Calvary Episcopal Church.
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« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2016, 04:52:50 AM »
In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, New Jersey, on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was found guilty, and executed.)
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2016, 04:54:29 AM »
In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War II.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2016, 04:55:11 AM »
In 1955, the president of Panama, Jose Antonio Remon Cantera, was assassinated.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2016, 04:56:55 AM »
In 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts launched his successful bid for the presidency.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2016, 04:57:23 AM »
In 1971, 66 people were killed in a pileup of spectators leaving a soccer match at Ibrox (EYE'-brox) Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2016, 04:58:03 AM »
In 1974, President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles an hour as a way of conserving gasoline in the face of an OPEC oil embargo. (The 55 mph limit was effectively phased out in 1987; federal speed limits were abolished in 1995.) "Singing cowboy" star Tex Ritter died in Nashville at age 68.
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Re: 1/2/2016
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2016, 04:58:43 AM »
In 1981, police in Sheffield, England, arrested Peter Sutcliffe, who confessed to being the "Yorkshire Ripper," the serial killer of 13 women.
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