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Discussion in 'Fun and Games' started by Juliet316, Dec 26, 2012.

  1. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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    On This Day...

    On Sept 7, 1977 President Jimmy Carter signs a treaty that transfers control of the Panama Canal from the US to Panama.
     
  2. Kenneth Morgan

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    In 1533, England's Queen Elizabeth I was born in Greenwich.


    In 1812, the Battle of Borodino took place as French troops clashed with Russian forces outside Moscow. (The battle, ultimately won by Russia, was commemorated by composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture.")


    In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution, bade farewell to President John Quincy Adams at the White House.


    In 1895, the first game of what would become known as rugby league football was played in England.


    In 1907, the British liner RMS Lusitania set out from Liverpool, England, on its maiden voyage, arriving six days later in New York.


    In 1921, the first Miss America Pageant is held in Atlantic City, NJ.


    In 1927, American television pioneer Philo T. Farnsworth, 21, succeeded in transmitting the image of a line through purely electronic means with a device called an "image dissector."


    In 1937, actor John Phillip Law was born in Hollywood, CA. He’d later play the lead in the movie that got Tom Baker the job as the Doctor.


    In 1940, Nazi Germany began its eight-month blitz of Britain during World War II with the first air attack on London.


    In 1953, Nikita Khrushchev was elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.


    In 1955, actress Mira Furlan was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. She’d later remind someone why it’s a bad idea to take on a Minbari fleet.


    In 1957, the original animated version of the NBC-TV peacock logo, used to denote programs "brought to you in living color," made its debut at the beginning of "Your Hit Parade."


    In 1963, the National Professional Football Hall of Fame was dedicated in Canton, Ohio.


    In 1964, the controversial "Daisy" commercial for President Lyndon Johnson's election campaign aired on NBC-TV.


    In 1985, the cartoon series “Star Wars: Droids” and “Star Wars: Ewoks” premiered in the U.S. on ABC.


    In 1986, Desmond Tutu was installed as the first black clergyman to lead the Anglican Church in southern Africa.


    In 1994, director Terence Young, who played a major role in developing the character of James Bond for the movies, died in Cannes at age 79.


    In 1996, actress Bibi Besch, best-known for originating the role of Dr. Carol Marcus in “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”, died in Los Angeles at age 56.
     
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  3. Mikaboshi

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    On this day in 1999 my oldest daughter, Zoe, was born.
     
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  4. Kenneth Morgan

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    I hope she's having a Happy Birthday.

    Now, for those of you not of a certain age (including me; these were a little before my time)...



     
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  5. Mikaboshi

    Mikaboshi Force Ghost star 6

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    She does seem to be having a great day. She was excited to read this one from the post above....

    "In 1937, actor John Phillip Law was born in Hollywood, CA. He’d later play the lead in the movie that got Tom Baker the job as the Doctor."

    Oddly enough she instantly knew that Tom played the 4th Doctor (the one I grew up with). I knew she liked Who, but didn't know she knew the actors of many of the Doctors.
     
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  6. Juliet316

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    That's awesome! Glad to hear she's having a great birthday.
     
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  7. heels1785

    heels1785 Skywalker Saga + JCC Manager / Finally Won A Draft star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    TWENTY years ago today, Weezer released the song "Buddy Holly."

    I am getting so damn old.
     
  8. Kenneth Morgan

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    This was the movie I was referring to, and it's a lot of fun. Tom Baker is great as the villainous Prince Koura; you can see why they hired him right after watching it. John Phillip Law does well as Sinbad, too. And as for Caroline Munro...well...um...ahem...watch for yourself.
     
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  9. Force Smuggler

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    I can't believe its been a whole year already.
     
  10. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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    On This Day...

    On Sept 8, 1974, Gerald R. Ford issues his controversial Presidental Pardon of his predecessor Richard Nixon, absolving him of any crimes possibly commited while Nixon was in office, including the Watergate scandal.
     
  11. Kenneth Morgan

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    In 1504, Michelangelo's towering marble statue of David was unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy.

    In 1761, Britain's King George III married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz a few hours after meeting her for the first time.

    In 1892, an early version of "The Pledge of Allegiance," written by Francis Bellamy, appeared in "The Youth's Companion."

    In 1900, Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8,000 people.

    In 1921, Margaret Gorman, 16, of Washington D.C., was crowned the first "Miss America" in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

    In 1922, actor/comedian Sid Caesar was born in Yonkers, NY.

    In 1925, actor/comedian Peter Sellers was born in Southsea, Portsmouth, England.

    In 1934, more than 130 people lost their lives in a fire aboard the liner SS Morro Castle off the New Jersey coast.

    In 1935, U.S. Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, nicknamed " the Kingfish", was shot and fatally wounded in the Louisiana State Capitol building.

    In 1937, comics artist/writer/editor Archie Goodwin was born in Kansas City, MO. He'd later work on a variety of titles, including many of the best stories of the Marvel "Star Wars" series.

    In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a "limited national emergency" in response to the outbreak of war in Europe.

    In 1941, during World War II, German forces began their siege of Leningrad, a major industrial center and the USSR's second-largest city.

    In 1944, Nazi Germany fired the first of its V-2 rockets, which were faster and more powerful than the V-1, into London during World War II.

    In 1954, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was founded in Manila by the United States, France, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan.

    In 1964, public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia, reopened after being closed for five years by officials attempting to prevent court-ordered racial desegregation.

    In 1966, the original series "Star Trek" premiered in the U.S. on NBC.

    In 1971, actor Martin Freeman was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England.

    In 1973, the animated series "Star Trek" premiered in the U.S. on NBC.

    In 1977, actor Zero Mostel died in Philadelphia, PA at age 62.

    In 1994, actress Genevieve Bujold filmed her first scenes as Capt. Janeway for the first episode of "Star Trek: Voyager". She'd leave the series after a day-and-a-half of work and be replaced by Kate Mulgrew.

    In 1998, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals hit his 62nd home run of the year, breaking Roger Maris’ record for most home runs in a single season.

    Oh, and today is my brother Bri's birthday.
     
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  12. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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    Happy birthday to your brother!
     
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  13. heels1785

    heels1785 Skywalker Saga + JCC Manager / Finally Won A Draft star 10 Staff Member Manager

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    FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. 9/9/99.

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    Where have the years gone.
     
  14. Juliet316

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    On This Day...

    On Sept 9, 1893 Grover Cleveland's Daughter, Esther, becomes the first child of a President born in the White House.
     
  15. Kenneth Morgan

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    In 1543, Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scots at Stirling Castle, nine months after she was born.

    In 1776, the second Continental Congress made the term "United States" official, replacing "United Colonies."

    In 1850, California became the 31st state of the union.

    In 1899, actor Neil Hamilton was born in Lynn, MA. He’d later frequently use a very interesting phone in his office.


    In 1926, the National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) was incorporated by the Radio Corp. of America.


    In 1932, the steamboat Observation exploded in New York's East River, killing 72 people.


    In 1939, an audience at the Fox Theater in Riverside, CA were treated a surprise preview of an early cut of “Gone With the Wind” as the evening’s second feature.


    In 1941, singer/musician Otis Redding was born in Dawson, GA.


    In 1942, a Japanese floatplane dropped incendiary bombs on an Oregon state forest, the first and only air attack on the U.S. mainland during the war.


    In 1948, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was declared.


    In 1952, actress Angela Cartwright was born in Altrincham, Cheshire, England. She’d later be part of the ill-fated Jupiter II mission.


    In 1953, actress Janet Fielding was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. One of her characters would eventually get back to Heathrow, following a few unplanned side trips.


    In 1956, Elvis Presley made the first of three appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show."


    In 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, beginning a siege that ended up claiming 43 lives.


    In 1976, Communist Chinese leader Mao Zedong died in Beijing at age 82.


    In 1997, actor Burgess Meredith died in Malibu, CA at age 89.
     
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  16. Juliet316

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    On Sept 10, 1897 George Smith becomes the first person to be arrested for drunk driving in London.
     
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    In 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown colony council in Virginia.

    In 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. (Afterward, Perry sent out the message, "We have met the enemy and they are ours.")

    In 1846, Elias Howe was granted a patent for the sewing machine. Nearly 120 years later, the Beatles would dedicate their film, "Help!", to him.

    In 1914, producer/director Robert Wise was born in Winchester, IN.

    In 1935, Sen. Huey P. Long died in Baton Rouge two days after being shot in the Louisiana state Capitol, allegedly by Dr. Carl Weiss.

    In 1939, during World War II, Canada declared war on Germany.

    In 1945, Vidkun Quisling was sentenced to death in Norway for collaborating with the Nazis.

    In 1955, the long-running TV Western series "Gunsmoke," starring James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon, premiered on CBS television. (The original radio version, starring William Conrad as Dillion, premiered in 1952 and would run until 1961.)

    In 1960, at the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila became the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.

    In 1963, 20 black students entered Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov. George C. Wallace.

    In 1972, the U.S. suffered its first loss of an international basketball game in a disputed match against the Soviet Union Summer Olympics in Munich.

    In 1979, four Puerto Rican nationalists imprisoned for a 1954 attack on the U.S. House of Representatives and a 1950 attempt on the life of President Harry S. Truman were freed from prison after being granted clemency by President Jimmy Carter.

    In 1984, a revival of the TV game show "Jeopardy!", hosted by Alex Trebek, premiered in syndication.

    In 2014, actor Richard Kiel died in Fresno, CA at age 74.
     
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  18. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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    No, no no, that second to last one should have gone like this:

    A: This syndicated game show celebrates it's 30th anniversary today

    Q: What is Jeopardy!?
     
  19. Juliet316

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    On This Day...

    On Sept 11, 1985, Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's record for career hits with his 4, 192nd hit of his career. Sadly, due to his gambling scandal, he will never enter Cooperstown for that accomplishment.
     
  20. Kenneth Morgan

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    In 1297, the forces of Andrew de Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.

    In 1714, the forces of King Philip V of Spain overcame Catalan defenders to end the 13-month-long Siege of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession.

    In 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.

    In 1814, an American fleet scored a decisive victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Champlain in the War of 1812.

    In 1857, the Mountain Meadows Massacre took place in present-day southern Utah as a 120-member Arkansas immigrant party was slaughtered by Mormon militiamen aided by Paiute Indians.

    In 1917, actor Herbert Lom was born in Prague. Please do not try to kill Inspector Clouseau to mark the occasion.

    In 1935, cosmonaut Gherman S. Titov, the second man to orbit the Earth, was born in Vrrkhneye Zhilino in the Soviet Union.

    In 1936, Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) began operation as President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a key in Washington to signal the startup of the dam's first hydroelectric generator.

    In 1940, director/screenwriter Brian DePalma was born in Newark, NJ. Years later, he’d help re-write the opening prologue to a movie his friend George Lucas was making.

    In 1941, groundbreaking took place for the Pentagon.

    Also in 1941, in a speech that drew accusations of anti-Semitism, Charles A. Lindbergh told an America First rally in Des Moines, Iowa, that "the British, the Jewish and the Roosevelt administration" were pushing the United States toward war.

    In 1954, the Miss America pageant made its network TV debut on ABC; Miss California (and future Catwoman) Lee Meriwether was crowned the winner.

    In 1962, The Beatles completed their first single for EMI, "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You," at EMI studios in London.

    In 1973, a coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet toppled the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet exercised dictatorial power until ousted in a referendum in 1988, staying in power until 1990.

    In 2001, on America's single-worst day of terrorism, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida members hijacked four passenger jetliners, sending two of the planes smashing into New York's World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field near Shanksville, PA.

    In 2002, actress Kim Hunter died in New York City at age 79.

    In 2010, actor Kevin McCarthy died in Hyannis, MA at age 96.
     
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    On Sept 12, 1940, four teenagers and their dog stumble onto a cave featuring prehistoric paintings between 15,000 to 17,000 years old near Montignac, France.
     
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    In 1814, the Battle of North Point took place in Maryland during the War of 1812 as American forces slowed British troops advancing on Baltimore.

    In 1846, Elizabeth Barrett secretly married Robert Browning at St. Marylebone Church in London.

    In 1914, during World War I, the First Battle of the Marne ended in an Allied victory against Germany.

    Also in 1914, actor Desmond Llewelyn was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. Later on, one of his characters would put together the coolest car in movie history.

    In 1938, Adolf Hitler demanded the right of self-determination for the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.

    In 1944, the Second Quebec Conference opened with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in attendance.

    In 1953, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island.

    In 1954, the original TV series "Lassie" premiered in the U.S. on CBS.

    In 1959, the TV series "Bonanza", one of the first TV series both filmed and broadcast in color, premiered in the U.S. over NBC.

    In 1960, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy addressed questions about his Roman Catholic faith, telling a Southern Baptist group, "I do not speak for my church on public matters, and the church does not speak for me."

    In 1962, in a speech at Rice University in Houston, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed his support for the manned space program, declaring: "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

    In 1966, Gemini 11, crewed by Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., and Richard F. Gordon, Jr., was launched. It was the next-to-last mission of NASA's Gemini program.

    In 1972, actor/producer William Boyd, best known for his role as Hopalong Cassidy, died in Laguna Beach, CA at age 77.

    In 1974, Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by Ethiopia's military after ruling for 58 years.

    In 1977, South African black student leader Steve Biko died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.

    In 1992, actor Anthony Perkins died in Hollywood at age 60.

    Also in 1992, the movie "Hercules and the Captive Women" was shown on the TV series "Mystery Science Theater 3000". Yes, that day was dedicated to Uranus.

    In 1993, actor Raymond Burr died in Healdsburg, CA at age 76.

    In 1994, a stolen, single-engine Cessna crashed into the South Lawn of the White House, coming to rest against the executive mansion; the pilot, Frank Corder, was killed.

    In 1995, actor Jeremy Brett died in London at age 61.

    In 1999, the episode featuring "Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders" was aired on "Mystery Science Theater 3000". While filmed early in the season, it was held back due to rights issues, and would become the last first-run episode of the series.

    In 2003, singer/musician Johnny Cash died in Nashville at age 71.
     
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  23. Juliet316

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    Can't believe it's been eleven years since we lost the Man in Black.
     
  24. CloneUncleOwen

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    She played a great helicopter-flying assassin in The Spy Who Loved Me.
     
  25. Juliet316

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    On This Day...

    On Sept 13, 1814, Francis Scott Key pens what would ultimately become the USA's national Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner.