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11/1/2015
« on: November 01, 2015, 12:01:52 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: 11/1/2015
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2015, 01:24:27 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2015, 01:40:48 AM »
Today is Sunday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2015. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2015, 01:41:38 AM »
Today's Highlight in History:

On Nov. 1, 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2015, 01:42:01 AM »
On this date:
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2015, 01:42:31 AM »
In 1478, the Spanish Inquisition was established.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2015, 01:42:59 AM »
In 1512, Michelangelo's just-completed paintings on the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel were publicly unveiled by the artist's patron, Pope Julius II.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2015, 01:43:27 AM »
In 1604, William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" was presented at Whitehall Palace in London.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2015, 01:43:55 AM »
In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2015, 01:44:28 AM »
In 1870, the United States Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2015, 01:44:56 AM »
In 1936, in a speech in Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini described the alliance between his country and Nazi Germany as an "axis" running between Rome and Berlin.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2015, 01:45:17 AM »
In 1945, Ebony, a magazine geared toward black readers, was first published.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2015, 01:45:44 AM »
In 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, code-named "Ivy Mike," at Enewetak (en-ih-WEE'-tahk) Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2015, 01:46:12 AM »
In 1954, Algerian nationalists began their successful 7-year rebellion against French rule.
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Re: 11/1/2015
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2015, 01:46:35 AM »
In 1968, the Motion Picture Association of America unveiled its new voluntary film rating system: G for general, M for mature (later changed to GP, then PG), R for restricted and X (later changed to NC-17) for adults only.
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