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« Reply #1470 on: January 30, 2023, 08:46:34 AM »
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY: 

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882)
Elected to an unprecedented four presidential terms, Roosevelt guided the US through the Great Depression and World War II. He instituted the New Deal program to promote economic recovery and social reform and, as war spread in Europe, prepared for the possibility that the US would enter the war. When it finally did, he led the nation to the threshold of victory, dying in office less than a month before Germany's surrender to the Allies.
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« Reply #1471 on: January 30, 2023, 10:26:14 AM »
back when the Dems were actually there for the people rather than them selves
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« Reply #1472 on: January 30, 2023, 10:32:56 AM »
well, they probably had the poor folks fooled at least a little bit
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« Reply #1473 on: January 30, 2023, 10:40:17 PM »
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« Reply #1474 on: January 31, 2023, 09:27:53 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Private Slovik Executed for Desertion (1945)
US Army private Eddie Slovik was executed for desertion in 1945. His was the first such execution after the Civil War and the only one of 49 World War II desertion death sentences to be carried out. Slovik was initially separated from his unit during an artillery attack. He rejoined them but deserted after being assigned to the front lines. He later confessed in writing that he would do it again and refused offers to destroy his note and return to battle.
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #1475 on: January 31, 2023, 11:57:38 AM »


I-85 in Atlanta 1954.  I'm not sure where this is.  Some of the concrete pavement on exit ramps is still used.  When they widened it, they left a part of the old freeway for local access, which I used today in fact.





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« Reply #1476 on: January 31, 2023, 02:16:59 PM »
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« Reply #1477 on: January 31, 2023, 04:28:55 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 31, 2023, 02:16:59 PM
[img width=274.381 height=500]https://i.imgur.com/XicRshF.png[/img]
All grandsons of Queen Victoria
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« Reply #1478 on: January 31, 2023, 04:42:41 PM »
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on January 31, 2023, 04:28:55 PM
All grandsons of Queen Victoria
Wife and I went to Vancouver in Sept, and took a day trip down to Victoria. 

Very cool place, and we're thinking of going back at some point for a long weekend and staying directly in Victoria itself. Lots of history. 
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« Reply #1479 on: January 31, 2023, 11:25:19 PM »
blue blood
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« Reply #1480 on: February 01, 2023, 07:36:46 AM »
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« Reply #1481 on: February 01, 2023, 09:07:57 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on January 31, 2023, 09:27:53 AM
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
Private Slovik Executed for Desertion (1945)
US Army private Eddie Slovik was executed for desertion in 1945. His was the first such execution after the Civil War and the only one of 49 World War II desertion death sentences to be carried out. Slovik was initially separated from his unit during an artillery attack. He rejoined them but deserted after being assigned to the front lines. He later confessed in writing that he would do it again and refused offers to destroy his note and return to battle.
Shouldn't have, there were quite a few slime balls who served in the quarter masters. Like Crapgame in Kelly's Heroes - Dispensing all sorts of provisions,Beer,alcohol,smokes,chocolate bars anything that was sent over. Many of these turds formed a Black Market they profitted handsomely from. While good men were paying a price in death & suffering. Everyone of them that were caught & convicted should have stood in for Eddie
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« Reply #1482 on: February 01, 2023, 09:12:49 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 31, 2023, 02:16:59 PM

Read that there was 16% inbreeding in the British Royal blood lines,never liked those A-Holes, commoners are fine
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« Reply #1483 on: February 01, 2023, 06:57:21 PM »
The bowie knife is named after the Alamo hero Jim Bowie (1796-1836). His brother, Rezin, designed the hefty weapon.
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