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11/8/2015
« on: November 08, 2015, 12:01:27 AM »
What's up cigar enthusiasts?!  Any cigar deals on the various internet sites that are worth talking about on this all hallows day? Join in this discussion and perhaps learn something along the way.  Warning: don't proceed if you have thin skin or are afraid of ghosts but don't be too afraid to post either...  And welcome aboard!
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2015, 12:03:46 AM »
Tony, you need to get you a late night minion.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2015, 01:15:48 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2015, 01:22:03 AM »
Today is Sunday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2015. There are 53 days left in the year.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2015, 01:23:08 AM »
Today's Highlights in History:

On Nov. 8, 1965, newspaper columnist Dorothy Kilgallen was found dead in her Manhattan home the morning after appearing as a regular panelist on the CBS game show "What's My Line?" The TV soap opera "Days of Our Lives" premiered on NBC.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2015, 01:23:40 AM »
On this date:
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2015, 01:24:05 AM »
In 1793, the Louvre began admitting the public, even though the French museum had been officially open since August. Madame Roland, 39, an influential figure of the French Revolution, was convicted of treason during the Reign of Terror and sent to the guillotine.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2015, 01:24:31 AM »
In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln won re-election as he defeated Democratic challenger George B. McClellan.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2015, 01:25:10 AM »
In 1889, Montana became the 41st state.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2015, 01:25:35 AM »
In 1923, Adolf Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the "Beer-Hall Putsch."
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2015, 01:26:00 AM »
In 1932, New York Democratic Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover for the presidency.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2015, 01:26:36 AM »
In 1935, the movies "Mutiny on the Bounty," starring Clark Gable and Charles Laughton, and "A Night at the Opera," starring the Marx Brothers, premiered in New York.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2015, 01:26:59 AM »
In 1942, Operation Torch, resulting in an Allied victory, began during World War II as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2015, 01:27:48 AM »
In 1950, during the Korean War, the first jet-plane battle took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15.
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Re: 11/8/2015
« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2015, 01:28:16 AM »
In 1960, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency.
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