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8/15/2015
« on: August 15, 2015, 12:15:45 AM »
What's up cigar enthusiasts?!  Any cigar deals on this ferragosto 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: 8/15/2015
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2015, 12:50:07 AM »
Evening, muchachos.
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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2015, 03:59:08 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2015, 04:03:55 AM »
Today is Saturday, August 15, the 227th day of 2015. There are 138 days left in the year.

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LSUFAN

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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2015, 04:04:57 AM »
Highlight in History

On August 15, 1945, Japan's Emperor Hirohito announced in a recorded radio address that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II.
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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2015, 04:05:20 AM »
On this date

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LSUFAN

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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2015, 04:05:42 AM »
In 1057, Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle by Malcolm, the eldest son of King Duncan, whom Macbeth had slain.

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LSUFAN

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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2015, 04:06:23 AM »
In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV.
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LSUFAN

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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2015, 04:07:04 AM »
In 1812, the Battle of Fort Dearborn took place as Potawatomi warriors attacked a U.S. military garrison of about 100 people. (Most of the garrison was killed, while the remainder were taken prisoner.)

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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2015, 04:07:47 AM »
In 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened as the SS Ancon crossed the just-completed waterway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
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LSUFAN

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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2015, 04:08:16 AM »
In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow in the Alaska Territory.
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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2015, 04:08:38 AM »
In 1939, the MGM musical "The Wizard of Oz" opened at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2015, 04:09:02 AM »
In 1947, India became independent after some 200 years of British rule.

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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2015, 04:09:26 AM »
In 1965, The Beatles played to a crowd of more than 55,000 at New York's Shea Stadium.

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Re: 8/15/2015
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2015, 04:10:03 AM »
In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.

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