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Gravdigr · 12-26-2016, 02:10 PM

December 26

Today our friends in the UK celebrate Boxing Day.

Ireland and the Isle of Man celebrate Wren Day. <--Interesting read.

Today is the first day of Kwanzaa.

Fencing Texans in Houston mark today as Mauro Hamza Day.

There are 5 days remaining in 2016.

Events

1776 – American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, having crossed the Delaware River during the previous night, George Washington and the Continental Army attack and successfully defeat a garrison of Hessian forces.

1799 – Four thousand people attend George Washington's funeral where Henry Lee III declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".

1862 – Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship.

1862 – The largest mass-hanging in U.S. history took place in Mankato, Minnesota, 38 Dakota warriors died.

1871 – Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years.

1898 – Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

1919 – Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition.

1941 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States.

1944 – World War II: George S. Patton's Third Army breaks the encirclement of surrounded U.S. forces at Bastogne, Belgium.

1963 – The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level.

1965 - While spending Christmas at his father's home in Cheshire, Paul McCartney crashed the moped he was riding and suffered a five-inch cut to his mouth.

1966 - Jimi Hendrix plays an afternoon show at The Uppercut Club in London, and pens the lyrics to 'Purple Haze' in the dressing room.

1966 – The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach.

1972 – Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history.

1975 – Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, went into service.

1979 - Pink Floyd’s The Wall was at No.1 on the US album chart. (The album spent a total of 15 weeks at No.1 during a 35-week stay on the chart). The Wall also spent a total of 5 weeks at No.1 on the UK chart.

1981 - AC/DC started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'For Those About To Rock We Salute You' the follow-up to their highly successful album 'Back In Black'. The name of the album was inspired by a book Angus Young read, entitled 'For Those About to Die, We Salute You', about Roman gladiators.

2003 – The 6.6 Mw Bam earthquake shakes southeastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 26,000 dead and 30,000 injured.

2004 – The 9.1–9.3 Mw Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is between 230,000–280,000.

2006 – An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260 people.

2012 - Fontella Bass, who had the 1965 U.S. No.4 and UK No.11 single 'Rescue Me' died of complications following a heart attack aged 72.

Births

1791 – Charles Babbage (invented the Difference engine); 1863 – Charles Pathé (co-founded Pathé Records); 1891 – Henry Miller (author Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn); 1903 – Elisha Cook, Jr.; 1907 – Albert Gore, Sr.; 1914 – Richard Widmark; 1921 – Steve Allen; 1927 – Alan King; 1930 – Donald Moffat (that guy who was in that thing); 1935 - Abdul 'Duke' Fakir♪ ♫(The Four Tops); 1939 – Phil Spector♪ ♫; 1942 – Catherine Coulter; 1942 – Gray Davis; 1945 – John Walsh (created America's Most Wanted); 1949 – Bob Hartman♪ ♫(Petra); 1961 – John Lynch; 1963 – Lars Ulrich

(Metallica); 1966 – Jay Farrar♪ ♫(Uncle Tupelo); 1970 – James Mercer♪ ♫(The Shins); 1971 – Jared Leto♪ ♫(Thirty Seconds To Mars); 1979 – Chris Daughtry♪ ♫(Daughtry); 1985 – Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls); 1986 – Kit Harington (Game Of Thrones); 1991 – Eden Sher ('Sue' on The Middle)

Deaths

1909 – Frederic Remington

; 1931 – Melvil Dewey (created the Dewey Decimal Classification); 1963 – Gorgeous George; 1972 – Harry S Truman (33rd POTUS); 1974 – Jack Benny; 1977 – Howard Hawks; 1986 – Elsa Lanchester (Bride of Frankenstein); 1996 – JonBenét Ramsey; 1999 – Curtis Mayfield♪ ♫; 2000 – Jason Robards (The Night They Raided Minsky's, Once Upon a Time in the West); 2004 – Reggie White; 2005 – Vincent Schiavelli; 2006 – Gerald Ford (40th VPOTUS, 38th POTUS); 2010 – Teena Marie♪ ♫; 2012 - Fontella Bass♪ ♫

12-26-2016, 02:10 PM	#474
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	December 26 Today our friends in the UK celebrate Boxing Day. Ireland and the Isle of Man celebrate Wren Day. <--Interesting read. Today is the first day of Kwanzaa. Fencing Texans in Houston mark today as Mauro Hamza Day. There are *5 days* remaining in 2016. Events 1776 – American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Trenton, having crossed the Delaware River during the previous night, George Washington and the Continental Army attack and successfully defeat a garrison of Hessian forces. 1799 – Four thousand people attend George Washington's funeral where Henry Lee III declares him as "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen". 1862 – Four nuns serving as volunteer nurses on board USS Red Rover are the first female nurses on a U.S. Navy hospital ship. 1862 – The largest mass-hanging in U.S. history took place in Mankato, Minnesota, 38 Dakota warriors died. 1871 – Gilbert and Sullivan collaborate for the first time, on their lost opera, Thespis. It does modestly well, but the two would not collaborate again for four years. 1898 – Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium. 1919 – Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition. 1941 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the United States. 1944 – World War II: George S. Patton's Third Army breaks the encirclement of surrounded U.S. forces at Bastogne, Belgium. 1963 – The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level. 1965 - While spending Christmas at his father's home in Cheshire, Paul McCartney crashed the moped he was riding and suffered a five-inch cut to his mouth. 1966 - Jimi Hendrix plays an afternoon show at The Uppercut Club in London, and pens the lyrics to 'Purple Haze' in the dressing room. 1966 – The first Kwanzaa is celebrated by Maulana Karenga, the chair of Black Studies at California State University, Long Beach. 1972 – Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history. 1975 – Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, went into service. 1979 - Pink Floyd’s The Wall was at No.1 on the US album chart. (The album spent a total of 15 weeks at No.1 during a 35-week stay on the chart). The Wall also spent a total of 5 weeks at No.1 on the UK chart. 1981 - AC/DC started a three-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'For Those About To Rock We Salute You' the follow-up to their highly successful album 'Back In Black'. The name of the album was inspired by a book Angus Young read, entitled 'For Those About to Die, We Salute You', about Roman gladiators. 2003 – The 6.6 Mw Bam earthquake shakes southeastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 26,000 dead and 30,000 injured. 2004 – The 9.1–9.3 Mw Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is between 230,000–280,000. 2006 – An oil pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria explodes, killing at least 260 people. 2012 - Fontella Bass, who had the 1965 U.S. No.4 and UK No.11 single 'Rescue Me' died of complications following a heart attack aged 72. Births 1791 – Charles Babbage (invented the Difference engine); 1863 – Charles Pathé (co-founded Pathé Records); 1891 – Henry Miller (author Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn); 1903 – Elisha Cook, Jr.; 1907 – Albert Gore, Sr.; 1914 – Richard Widmark; 1921 – Steve Allen; 1927 – Alan King; 1930 – Donald Moffat (that guy who was in that thing); 1935 - Abdul 'Duke' Fakir♪ ♫(The Four Tops); 1939 – Phil Spector♪ ♫; 1942 – Catherine Coulter; 1942 – Gray Davis; 1945 – John Walsh (created America's Most Wanted); 1949 – Bob Hartman♪ ♫(Petra); 1961 – John Lynch; 1963 – Lars Ulrich(Metallica); 1966 – Jay Farrar♪ ♫(Uncle Tupelo); 1970 – James Mercer♪ ♫(The Shins); 1971 – Jared Leto♪ ♫(Thirty Seconds To Mars); 1979 – Chris Daughtry♪ ♫(Daughtry); 1985 – Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls); 1986 – Kit Harington (Game Of Thrones); 1991 – Eden Sher ('Sue' on The Middle) Deaths 1909 – Frederic Remington; 1931 – Melvil Dewey (created the Dewey Decimal Classification); 1963 – Gorgeous George; 1972 – Harry S Truman (33rd POTUS); 1974 – Jack Benny; 1977 – Howard Hawks; 1986 – Elsa Lanchester (Bride of Frankenstein); 1996 – JonBenét Ramsey; 1999 – Curtis Mayfield♪ ♫; 2000 – Jason Robards (The Night They Raided Minsky's, Once Upon a Time in the West); 2004 – Reggie White; 2005 – Vincent Schiavelli; 2006 – Gerald Ford (40th VPOTUS, 38th POTUS); 2010 – Teena Marie♪ ♫; 2012 - Fontella Bass♪ ♫ __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. 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