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Posted on 12/25/21 at 4:26 am
Posted on 12/25/21 at 4:26 am
Merry Christmas
Today in History.
1776
Patriot General George Washington crosses the Delaware River with 5,400 troops during the American Revolution. Washington hoped to surprise a Hessian force celebrating Christmas at their winter quarters in Trenton, New Jersey.
1861
Stonewall Jackson spends Christmas with his wife; their last together.
1862
John Hunt Morgan and his raiders clash with Union forces near Bear Wallow, Kentucky.
1862
President and Mrs. Lincoln visit hospitals in the Washington D.C. area on this Christmas Day.
1912
Italy lands troops in Albania to protect its interests during a revolt there.
1914
German and British troops on the Western Front declare an unofficial truce to celebrate Christmas during World War I.
1918
A revolt erupts in Berlin.
1925
U.S. troops in Nicaragua disarm insurgents in support of the Diaz regime.
1927
The Mexican congress opens land to foreign investors, reversing the 1917 ban enacted to preserve the domestic economy.
1939
Finnish troops enter Soviet territory.
1941
Free French troops occupy the French Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon off the Canadian coast.
1944
Prime Minister Winston Churchill goes to Athens to seek an end to the Greek civil war.
1946
Chiang Kai-shek offers a new Chinese constitution in Nanking pledging universal suffrage.
1950
Scottish nationalists steal the Stone of Scone from the British coronation throne in Westminster Abbey. The 485 pound stone was recovered in April 1951.
1962
The Bay of Pigs captives, upon their return to the United States, vow to return to Cuba and topple Fidel Castro.
1965
Entertainer Chris Noel gives her first performance for the USO at two hospitals in California; became a star on Armed Forces Radio and Television, entertaining troops in Vietnam; in 1984 Veterans Network honored her with a Distinguished Vietnam Veteran award.
1973
U.S. astronauts onboard the Skylab space station take a seven-hour walk in space and photograph the comet Kohoutek.
1976
Over 100 Muslims, returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca, die when their boat sinks.
1979
Egypt begins major restoration of the Sphinx.
1991
Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union's first and last executive president, resigns. The Soviet Union no longer exsists.
2006
James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul", dies at age 73.
Joke of the Day
What do you call an old snowman?
A: Water
This post was edited on 12/25/21 at 4:35 am
Posted on 12/25/21 at 4:28 am to Bigfishchoupique
Good morning
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Posted on 12/25/21 at 4:30 am to Bigfishchoupique
Never went to sleep baw. Merry Christmas all the same.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 4:37 am to Bigfishchoupique
Good morning, and merry Christmas. Even the puppies are groggy this morning. I am working on coc#1 to try and perk up some.
I hope all of you, especially those with little ones, have a huge day.
Let's coffuh!
I hope all of you, especially those with little ones, have a huge day.
Let's coffuh!
This post was edited on 12/25/21 at 4:38 am
Posted on 12/25/21 at 4:45 am to Bigfishchoupique
Morning all, and Merry Christmas!
Posted on 12/25/21 at 5:23 am to udtiger
For all of you in the BR area. There is no traffic backup from Hammond to Lafayette. It may be a good time to go drive it and see what it is like to roll, unimpeded.
This post was edited on 12/25/21 at 5:28 am
Posted on 12/25/21 at 5:28 am to Bigfishchoupique
Merry Christmas O-Ters.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 5:29 am to Bigfishchoupique
Good morning and Merry Christmas to all.
Posted on 12/25/21 at 5:31 am to Wally Sparks
Morning ud, wobble, hangit, wally
Headed in to the ER for hopefully my last Christmas shift
Headed in to the ER for hopefully my last Christmas shift
Posted on 12/25/21 at 5:41 am to Bigfishchoupique
Morning all!
Day 2 of 4 12-hr shifts
Day 2 of 4 12-hr shifts
This post was edited on 12/25/21 at 5:42 am
Posted on 12/25/21 at 5:45 am to Bigfishchoupique
Merry Christmas from the power plant
Posted on 12/25/21 at 6:09 am to Bigfishchoupique
Mornin all
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Posted on 12/25/21 at 6:17 am to JoePepitone
merry Christmas you mfers
Posted on 12/25/21 at 6:28 am to Bigfishchoupique
This post was edited on 12/25/21 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 12/25/21 at 6:34 am to Bigfishchoupique
Good morning and Merry Christmas everybody.
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