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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #2254 on: July 31, 2023, 12:39:43 PM »
The ground stop they pulled off was a marvel of organization.
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« Reply #2255 on: July 31, 2023, 02:13:13 PM »
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« Reply #2256 on: July 31, 2023, 07:00:05 PM »
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« Reply #2257 on: July 31, 2023, 07:31:20 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 31, 2023, 07:00:05 PM

Sorry, I was raised by my pastor to believe that there are only two true gears. Some of these are an abomination! 

I mean, look at that planetary gear! It might as well be MORMON!
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« Reply #2258 on: August 01, 2023, 06:32:04 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
The Nanchang Uprising (1927)
Considered the birthplace of the People's Liberation Army, the city of Nanchang in the Jiangxi Province of southeastern China was the site of the first revolutionary activities of the Chinese Communist Party in 1927. During the uprising, a force of 30,000 Communist troops rose against the Kuomintang government and briefly established the first soviet republic in China. However, the government soon retook the city, and it became the regular Nationalist capital in 1928.
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« Reply #2259 on: August 01, 2023, 08:34:37 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on July 31, 2023, 11:16:36 AM
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY:
Primo Levi (1919)
Two years after earning a degree in chemistry, Levi, an Italian Jew, was captured by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz. He later recounted the atrocities he witnessed in autobiographical novels including If This Is a Man, which has been described as one of the most important works of the 20th century. His best known work, The Periodic Table, is a collection of 21 meditations, each named for a chemical element.
That book is a fascinating read. 

Levi's retelling of his return home after being liberated from Auschwitz by the Soviets is interesting. His home country, Italy, had been at war with the USSR so he ended up in with some Italian POW's at one point. 
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« Reply #2260 on: August 01, 2023, 09:21:20 AM »
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #2261 on: August 01, 2023, 10:47:31 AM »


I hope those passengers aren't wearing anything ferrometallic.
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« Reply #2262 on: August 01, 2023, 11:39:20 AM »
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #2263 on: August 01, 2023, 04:10:35 PM »
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« Reply #2264 on: August 01, 2023, 04:20:24 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on August 01, 2023, 10:47:31 AM


I hope those passengers aren't wearing anything ferrometallic.
Theoretically the cabin could be, and would be, shielded.  
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« Reply #2265 on: August 02, 2023, 09:09:06 PM »

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

The Sinking of PT-109 (1943)
While on patrol in the Pacific during WWII, USS PT-109 was run down by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri. The much smaller American boat was torn apart by the impact, and two seamen perished. The surviving crew, commanded by future US President John F. Kennedy, swam to safety on a nearby island and survived on coconuts for days before Solomon Islanders scouting the area found them. Kennedy's actions made him a war hero.
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« Reply #2266 on: August 02, 2023, 09:21:28 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on August 01, 2023, 04:10:35 PM

3 speed standard shift no power steering or brakes not a problem manually operating the wipers. be a bitch tossing back a beer though
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« Reply #2267 on: August 03, 2023, 09:16:01 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Columbus Sets Sail for the New World (1492)
By his early 30s, Columbus had become a master mariner in the Portuguese merchant service. Convinced that he could reach land by sailing west, he requested ships to attempt such a voyage from both John II of Portugal and Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain but was repeatedly rebuffed. Finally, after eight years of supplication by Columbus, the Spanish monarchs decided to risk the enterprise.
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