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« Reply #2450 on: September 18, 2023, 07:31:58 AM »
In 1974, President Ford declared inflation “public enemy number one” and urged the public to wear WIN pins, or “Whip Inflation Now” pins. At the time, inflation was around 7%. The pins were immediately ridiculed, and even worn upside down to say “NIM” or “Need Immediate Money.”
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« Reply #2451 on: September 18, 2023, 07:36:04 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
George Washington Lays Cornerstone of US Capitol (1793)
The US Capitol is the seat of the legislative branch of government in Washington, DC. The city's dominating monument, it was built on an elevated site chosen by George Washington in consultation with architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant. The building was begun in 1793, after the president set the cornerstone during a groundbreaking ceremony that included Masonic rites. As it stands now, the building is the result of the work of several architects.
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« Reply #2452 on: September 18, 2023, 09:22:35 AM »


When the US does things, it does it LARGE! During WWII, this Boeing factory was covered by a fake town, complete with lawns, houses, cars, signs and sidewalks. When viewed from the air, its almost impossible to tell there is a factory underneath.
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« Reply #2453 on: September 19, 2023, 08:41:54 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Giles Corey Pressed to Death during Salem Witch Trials (1692)
Martha Corey was a Massachusetts woman hanged for the crime of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. A pious churchgoer, she had refused to confess but was convicted anyway. Her husband, Giles Corey, was also eventually accused but refused to enter a plea at his trial. In an attempt to make him enter a plea, he was pressed beneath an increasingly heavy load of stones. He died two days before his wife's execution.
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« Reply #2454 on: September 19, 2023, 10:00:27 AM »
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« Reply #2455 on: September 20, 2023, 01:36:11 PM »
In Richard Kelly's book, “The Andy Griffith Show,” Andy Griffith had the following to say about actor Howard McNear (Floyd):
"Howard, first of all, was a leading man in the San Diego theatre years ago. He never was in New York in his life. He developed this comic character, I believe, on The Jack Benny Show. Howard was a nervous man and he became that man, Floyd.
“Then Howard had a stroke and was bad off for a long time. He was out of our show for about a year and three-quarters. We did a lot of soft shows, that is, those that were not hard on comedy -- stories about the boy or the aunt. But we needed comedy scenes to break up things.
“We were working on a script one day, and Aaron [Ruben] said, `Boy do I wish we had Howard.' And one of us said, `Why don't we see if we can get him.' So right then we called up Howard's house and we got his wife, Helen. `Oh,' she said, `it would be a godsend.'
“Well, we wrote him a little scene. He was paralyzed all down his left side and so we couldn't show him walking. We had him sitting or we built a stand that supported him. He could then stand behind the barber chair and use one hand. Most of the time, however, we had him sitting. His mind was not affected at all. He was with us about two years after that before he died. Finally poor Howard died. I'm sorry because there was never anyone like him. Kind, kind man


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« Reply #2456 on: September 21, 2023, 10:02:01 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
The Hindu Milk Miracle (1995)
On September 21, 1995, news spread around the world that Hindu worshippers in India and several other countries were experiencing what they considered a miracle. At numerous temples, thousands of Hindus were spooning offerings of milk to statutes of deities, especially the elephant-headed god Ganesha, and claiming that the milk—which appeared to disappear from the spoons—was being miraculously consumed by the gods.
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« Reply #2457 on: September 21, 2023, 10:49:32 AM »


Scene not that far from Paris, 1969.
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« Reply #2458 on: September 21, 2023, 12:30:52 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on September 21, 2023, 10:49:32 AM


Scene not that far from Paris, 1969.
Houston Astrodome
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« Reply #2459 on: September 21, 2023, 02:13:44 PM »
Walking into that place as a kid in the 70's and 80's was a special experience.  Coming through that tunnel to view the full stadium was just a different sort of feeling, I don't think I'll ever recapture that.  
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« Reply #2460 on: September 21, 2023, 04:25:29 PM »
Quote from: Gigem on September 21, 2023, 02:13:44 PM
Walking into that place as a kid in the 70's and 80's was a special experience.  Coming through that tunnel to view the full stadium was just a different sort of feeling, I don't think I'll ever recapture that. 
Agree.  8th wonder of the world and all.
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« Reply #2461 on: September 21, 2023, 04:41:18 PM »
a little trivia about the astrodome

the first home run hit there was by the late great

Mickey Mantle
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« Reply #2462 on: September 21, 2023, 05:52:29 PM »
I saw a baseball game there a while back.
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« Reply #2463 on: September 21, 2023, 06:10:00 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on September 21, 2023, 05:52:29 PM
I saw a baseball game there a while back.
its been 24 years
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