This Day in History - Page 60

Griff · 06-06-2019, 06:15 AM

The lack of hype is refreshing.

Gravdigr · 06-12-2019, 08:40 AM

Clodfobble · 07-02-2019, 10:10 PM

I suppose. I'm one of those people who finds genealogy just infuriatingly boring. Feels like an unpleasant combination of reducing my accomplishments and taking credit for other people's.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-02-2019, 11:59 PM

Highly accomplished ancestors make you look like a failure, you didn't measure up. You didn't found a great corporation, you didn't find the biggest gold field in Nevada, you didn't find a cure for the common cold then give the patent rights to the world.

Griff · 07-03-2019, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Highly accomplished ancestors make you look like a failure, you didn't measure up. You didn't found a great corporation, you didn't find the biggest gold field in Nevada, you didn't find a cure for the common cold then give the patent rights to the world.

...you didn't get lost in your most high profile navigation gig.

Still a neat connection, my girls are very pro Amelia.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-03-2019, 07:05 AM

Amelia was certainly a feisty broad. I read about all the things she accomplished and some about how she lived, but I wonder how much opposition she faced. Maybe she was so larger than life and had so many fans, maybe that intimidated her opponents?

tw · 07-07-2019, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Amelia was certainly a feisty broad.

Then you never met Pancho Barnes.

Diaphone Jim · 07-03-2019, 11:55 AM

Is that the same as saying "related on their mother's side?"

Clodfobble · 07-03-2019, 11:44 PM

Related on their father's side, yes. I'm only related by marriage--I guess I could have said my husband's related to that guy instead of my kids, but he's not big into genealogy either.

sexobon · 07-04-2019, 08:05 AM

Growing up, did any of them play with toy airplanes on a treadmill?

Gravdigr · 07-07-2019, 09:45 AM

July 7

1992 – The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public.

Gravdigr · 07-08-2019, 01:25 PM

Wow! You sure can keep a secret.

tw · 07-08-2019, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Wow! You sure can keep a secret.

And if you haven't yet noticed, so can she.

Gravdigr · 07-10-2019, 07:01 PM

Yeah, well dead men and women tell very few tales.

sexobon · 07-14-2019, 09:20 AM

Some Frenchmen may not see the celebration quite the same way again...

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At least 24 Yellow Vests lost eyes in violent protests. Now they're more determined than ever

… Breidenstein is one of at least 24 people who have lost an eye since the "gilets jaunes," or Yellow Vest, protests began in November 2018, according to Desarmons-Les, a support group for those maimed on the streets of French cities. ...

… In March France's interior ministry put the number of Yellow Vests injured at 2,200 and put the number of police officers hurt in the clashes at 1,500. The ministry would not give CNN the number of people who sustained eye injuries. …

… But on Sunday, Breidenstein plans to make the two-hour journey to Paris from his home in Troyes, in the northeast of France, to return to the place where he lost his eye -- the Champs-Elysees, …

… The revolt has dwindled over the past several months with less than 100 protesters showing up in the capital each Saturday.

However, the Yellow Vests are hoping once again to make their voices heard on Bastille Day …

… Both the United Nations and the European Parliament have condemned the French police for the apparent use of excessive force during the yellow vest rallies. ...

No bastille for you today.

06-06-2019, 06:15 AM	#1
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06-12-2019, 08:40 AM	#2
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07-02-2019, 10:10 PM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I suppose. I'm one of those people who finds genealogy just infuriatingly boring. Feels like an unpleasant combination of reducing my accomplishments and taking credit for other people's. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-02-2019, 11:59 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Highly accomplished ancestors make you look like a failure, you didn't measure up. You didn't found a great corporation, you didn't find the biggest gold field in Nevada, you didn't find a cure for the common cold then give the patent rights to the world. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-03-2019, 07:05 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Amelia was certainly a feisty broad. I read about all the things she accomplished and some about how she lived, but I wonder how much opposition she faced. Maybe she was so larger than life and had so many fans, maybe that intimidated her opponents? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-03-2019, 11:55 AM	#8
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Is that the same as saying "related on their mother's side?"

07-03-2019, 11:44 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Related on their father's side, yes. I'm only related by marriage--I guess I could have said my husband's related to that guy instead of my kids, but he's not big into genealogy either. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-04-2019, 08:05 AM	#10
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Growing up, did any of them play with toy airplanes on a treadmill?

07-07-2019, 09:45 AM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	July 7 1992 – The New York Court of Appeals rules that women have the same right as men to go topless in public. __________________ 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.

07-08-2019, 01:25 PM	#12
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Wow! You sure can keep a secret. __________________ 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.

07-10-2019, 07:01 PM	#14
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Yeah, well dead men and women tell very few tales. __________________ 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.

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