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Posted by Armymann50
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Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:00 am



1662 Charles II of Great Britain sells Dunkirk to France for 2.5 million livres (320,000 English pounds)

1691 New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth

1720 Pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour" premieres in Paris

1740 Ivan VI becomes Tsar of Russia

1777 British General John Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga during the American Revolutionary War

1781 Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown

1787 Boston blacks, petition legislature for equal school facilities

1797 Peace of Campo Formio: Austrian Dutch possessions & France

1800 Dutch colony Curacao transfererd to Great Britain

1806 Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I of Haiti was assassinated after an oppressive rule.

1808 Political rights of Jews suspended in Duchy of Warsaw

1814 A Beer Flood occurs in London killing nine.

1825 1st French Liszts operette Don Sanche premieres in Paris

1829 Delaware River & Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens

1894 Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man

1896 Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka" premieres in St Petersburg

1899 Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000

1904 Bank of Italy (Bank of America) opens its doors

2003 Eunuchs in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh float the political party Jiti Jitayi Politics.

2005 "The Colbert Report" hosted by Stephen Colbert first airs on US TV

2006 The United States population reaches 300 million

2012 Tens of thousands protest against austerity measures in Greece

2013 59 people are killed in a wave of attacks on Shia Muslims in Iraq



American Revolution
1777 Americans win more than a battle at Saratoga

Automotive
1973 OPEC states declare oil embargo

Civil War
1864 Longstreet returns to command

Cold War
1986 U.S. aid to Contras signed into law

Crime
1906 A shoemaker leads German soldiers in a robbery

Disaster
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake strikes near San Francisco

General Interest
1777 Patriot victory at Saratoga
1961 Algerians massacred in Paris
1973 OPEC enacts oil embargo
1989 Earthquake rocks San Francisco

Hollywood
1974 Benji debuts

Literary
1903 Nathanael West is born

Music
1960 R&B legends the Drifters earn a #1 pop hit with "Save the Last Dance For Me”

Old West
1835 The first resolution formally creating the Texas Rangers is approved

Presidential
1974 Ford explains his pardon of Nixon to Congress

Sports
1968 Olympic protestors stripped of their medals

Vietnam War
1966 President Johnson goes to Asia

World War I
1912 Serbia and Greece declare war on Ottoman Empire in First Balkan War

World War II
1941 Konoye government falls
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 4:10 am
Posted by Pepe Lepew
Looney tuned .....
Member since Oct 2008
36111 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:07 am to
Nice work!!!!


Posted by Armymann50
Playing with my
Member since Sep 2011
17030 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:12 am to
Hell any monkey could do it with two fingers. I just happened to be the first monkey up.
Posted by reverendotis
the jawbone of an arse
Member since Nov 2007
4867 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:19 am to
Good morning all.

Here's to fair weather and foul women.
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
59439 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:20 am to
One can never know for sure what a deserted area looks like.

-George Carlin


Mornin

Posted by CajunSoldier225
Member since Aug 2011
8990 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:41 am to
Mornin' y'all.



Armymann, Pepe, reverend, Cdawg
Posted by TTU97NI
Celina, TX
Member since Mar 2017
1102 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:47 am to
Morning, Busy day in history
Posted by whodatdude
Member since Feb 2011
1372 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:51 am to
Why the hell am I up so early? Well, at least it’s cool outside.
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
30587 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:53 am to
Good AM yall.
Posted by lsu31always
Team 31™
Member since Jan 2008
107733 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:57 am to
Morning you slackers. I'm at dmacs with my man mogel.
Posted by 4LSU2
Member since Dec 2009
37316 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 4:58 am to
Good morning OT
Posted by TommyDaTiger
Nawlins
Member since Dec 2015
10679 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:00 am to
Morning assholes
Posted by Papa Tigah
TIGER ISLAND, LA
Member since Sep 2007
18375 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:13 am to
Posted by CajunSoldier225
Member since Aug 2011
8990 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:18 am to
Mornin' Tommy

TTU, whodatdude, ctiger, lsu, 4LSU, Tigah,
Posted by Wally Sparks
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2013
29100 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:20 am to
Posted by LCA131
Home of the Fake Sig lines
Member since Feb 2008
72587 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:48 am to
Good morning gentlemen. Thomas. Good job on the OP. In the 40's here in charlotte...Brisk.

Who could forget this tidbit...

quote:

1906 A shoemaker leads German soldiers in a robbery
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117677 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:51 am to
Posted by tidalmouse
Whatsamotta U.
Member since Jan 2009
30706 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:53 am to
Morning Armymann,Pepe,LCA,4LSU2,BRGetthenet,the31.

Morning OT.
This post was edited on 10/17/17 at 5:58 am
Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 5:59 am to
I am awake. It is Tuesday!
Posted by Armymann50
Playing with my
Member since Sep 2011
17030 posts
Posted on 10/17/17 at 6:03 am to
Mornin all you good people,
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