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8/7/2015
« on: August 07, 2015, 12:03:23 AM »
Happy Friday, cigar enthusiasts!  Any deals on the various internet sites that are 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: 8/7/2015
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2015, 01:07:33 AM »
Well I guess it's time to call it a work day and hit the rack for a few hours.  Good night.
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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2015, 01:29:16 AM »
Good morning to most and good night Tony.
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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2015, 02:09:08 AM »
Today is Friday, August 7, the 219th day of 2015. There are 146 days left in the year.

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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2015, 02:09:40 AM »
Highlight in History

On August 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington created the Order of the Purple Heart, a decoration to recognize merit in enlisted men and noncommissioned officers.
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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2015, 02:10:11 AM »
On this date

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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2015, 02:10:35 AM »
In 1789, the U.S. War Department was established by Congress.

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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2015, 02:11:05 AM »
In 1814, Pope Pius VII issued a bull restoring the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, four decades after the order had been suppressed by Pope Clement XIV.

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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2015, 02:11:31 AM »
In 1882, the famous feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky erupted into full-scale violence.
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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2015, 02:11:58 AM »
In 1927, the already opened Peace Bridge connecting Buffalo, New York, and Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, was officially dedicated.

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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2015, 02:12:20 AM »
In 1942, U.S. and other allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II. (Japanese forces abandoned the island the following February.)
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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2015, 02:12:41 AM »
In 1959, the United States launched the Explorer 6 satellite, which sent back images of Earth.
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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2015, 02:13:08 AM »
In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces.

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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2015, 02:13:33 AM »
In 1974, French stuntman Philippe Petit (fee-LEEP' peh-TEET') repeatedly walked a tightrope strung between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center.
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Re: 8/7/2015
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2015, 02:13:58 AM »
In 1989, a plane carrying U.S. Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas, and 14 others disappeared over Ethiopia. (The wreckage of the plane was found six days later; there were no survivors.)

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