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Gravdigr · 01-10-2017, 02:30 PM

January 10

49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.

1776 – Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.

1861 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union.

1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.

1927 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.

1946 – The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.

1962 – Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, which became known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.

1985 – Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.

1990 – Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.

2015 – A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involves beer that was deliberately contaminated with crocodile bile leaving at least 56 dead and nearly 200 hospitalized.

2016 - English singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/record producer/painter/actor David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday.

Births

1836 – Charles Ingalls (father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House series of books); 1843 – Frank James (elder brother of Jesse James, member of the James Gang, the gang, not the musical group); 1904 – Ray Bolger ('Scarecrow' in The Wizard Of Oz); 1908 – Paul Henreid; 1917 – Jerry Wexler♪ ♫; 1924 – Max Roach

; 1927 – Johnnie Ray♪ ♫; 1930 – Roy E. Disney; 1935 – Ronnie Hawkins♪ ♫(his backing band became The Band); 1936 – Stephen E. Ambrose; 1939 – Scott McKenzie♪ ♫("San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair))"; 1939 – Sal Mineo; 1943 – Jim Croce

; 1944 – Frank Sinatra, Jr.♪ ♫; 1945 – Rod Stewart♪ ♫; 1946 – Aynsley Dunbar

; 1947 – Neal Smith

; 1948 – Donald Fagen♪ ♫(Steely Dan); 1949 – George Foreman

; 1949 – Linda Lovelace

; 1952 – Scott Thurston♪ ♫(Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers); 1953 – Pat Benatar♪ ♫; 1953 – Bobby Rahal

; 1955 – Michael Schenker

(UFO, Scorpions); 1956 – Shawn Colvin♪ ♫; 1958 – Eddie Cheever

; 1964 – Brad Roberts♪ ♫(Crash Test Dummies); 1973 – Félix Trinidad

Deaths

1778 – Carl Linnaeus; 1862 – Samuel Colt (founded Colt's Manufacturing Company); 1917 – Buffalo Bill Cody; 1951 – Sinclair Lewis; 1961 – Dashiell Hammett; 1971 – Coco Chanel; 1976 – Howlin' Wolf

; 1982 – Paul Lynde; 1997 – Sheldon Leonard; 2000 – Sam Jaffe; 2004 – Spalding Gray; 2007 – Carlo Ponti; 2015 – Taylor Negron; 2016 – David Bowie♪ ♫

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Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	January 10 49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. 1776 – Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense. 1861 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union. 1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil. 1927 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany. 1946 – The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals. 1962 – Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, which became known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission. 1985 – Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government. 1990 – Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications. 2015 – A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involves beer that was deliberately contaminated with crocodile bile leaving at least 56 dead and nearly 200 hospitalized. 2016 - English singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/record producer/painter/actor David Bowie died from liver cancer at his New York home two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday. Births 1836 – Charles Ingalls (father of Laura Ingalls Wilder, known for her Little House series of books); 1843 – Frank James (elder brother of Jesse James, member of the James Gang, the gang, not the musical group); 1904 – Ray Bolger ('Scarecrow' in The Wizard Of Oz); 1908 – Paul Henreid; 1917 – Jerry Wexler♪ ♫; 1924 – Max Roach; 1927 – Johnnie Ray♪ ♫; 1930 – Roy E. Disney; 1935 – Ronnie Hawkins♪ ♫(his backing band became The Band); 1936 – Stephen E. Ambrose; 1939 – Scott McKenzie♪ ♫("San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair))"; 1939 – Sal Mineo; 1943 – Jim Croce; 1944 – Frank Sinatra, Jr.♪ ♫; 1945 – Rod Stewart♪ ♫; 1946 – Aynsley Dunbar; 1947 – Neal Smith; 1948 – Donald Fagen♪ ♫(Steely Dan); 1949 – George Foreman; 1949 – Linda Lovelace; 1952 – Scott Thurston♪ ♫(Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers); 1953 – Pat Benatar♪ ♫; 1953 – Bobby Rahal; 1955 – Michael Schenker(UFO, Scorpions); 1956 – Shawn Colvin♪ ♫; 1958 – Eddie Cheever; 1964 – Brad Roberts♪ ♫(Crash Test Dummies); 1973 – Félix Trinidad Deaths 1778 – Carl Linnaeus; 1862 – Samuel Colt (founded Colt's Manufacturing Company); 1917 – Buffalo Bill Cody; 1951 – Sinclair Lewis; 1961 – Dashiell Hammett; 1971 – Coco Chanel; 1976 – Howlin' Wolf; 1982 – Paul Lynde; 1997 – Sheldon Leonard; 2000 – Sam Jaffe; 2004 – Spalding Gray; 2007 – Carlo Ponti; 2015 – Taylor Negron; 2016 – David Bowie♪ ♫ __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.