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12/21/2015
« on: December 21, 2015, 12:49:55 AM »
Happy Monday! Are there any cigar deals out there today to be had? 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... And welcome aboard!
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2015, 02:16:18 AM »
Good morning guys.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2015, 02:33:35 AM »
Today is Monday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2015. There are 10 days left in the year. Winter arrives at 11:48 p.m. Eastern time.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2015, 02:35:43 AM »
Today's Highlight in History

On Dec. 21, 1945, U.S. Army Gen. George S. Patton, 60, died in Heidelberg, Germany, 12 days after being seriously injured in a car accident.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2015, 02:36:07 AM »
On this date:
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2015, 02:36:39 AM »
In 1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time at present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2015, 02:37:14 AM »
In 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman concluded their "March to the Sea" as they captured Savannah, Georgia.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2015, 02:37:43 AM »
In 1879, the Henrik Ibsen play "A Doll's House" premiered at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2015, 02:38:05 AM »
In 1914, the first feature-length silent film comedy, Mack Sennett's "Tillie's Punctured Romance," starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin, premiered. The U.S. government began requiring passport applicants to provide photographs of themselves.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2015, 02:39:09 AM »
In 1937, Walt Disney's first animated feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," had its world premiere in Los Angeles.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2015, 02:39:33 AM »
In 1940, author F. Scott Fitzgerald died in Hollywood, California, at age 44.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #11 on: December 21, 2015, 02:39:56 AM »
In 1958, Charles de Gaulle was elected to a seven-year term as the first president of the Fifth Republic of France.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2015, 02:40:30 AM »
In 1968, Apollo 8 was launched on a mission to orbit the moon.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2015, 02:40:56 AM »
In 1971, the U.N. Security Council chose Kurt Waldheim to succeed U Thant as Secretary-General.
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Re: 12/21/2015
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2015, 02:41:22 AM »
In 1976, the Liberian-registered tanker Argo Merchant broke apart near Nantucket Island, off Massachusetts, almost a week after running aground, spilling 7.5 million gallons of oil into the North Atlantic.
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