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Cincydawg

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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #2492 on: September 28, 2023, 08:00:25 AM »
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #2493 on: September 28, 2023, 08:14:26 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on September 28, 2023, 07:33:57 AM
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

Saint Wenceslas Murdered by His Brother (935 CE)
During his reign, the Good King Wenceslaus, as he was known, was noted for his piety and worked vigorously to strengthen Christianity in Bohemia. His religion and his friendly relations with King Henry I—with whom he had negotiated a peace when Henry invaded—caused discontent among the nobles, and Wenceslaus was assassinated by his brother Boleslav I, who succeeded him. By the 11th century, he was already recognized as the patron saint of Bohemia.
Pretty sure there is a Christmas song about him.
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #2494 on: September 28, 2023, 08:18:35 AM »
Quote from: medinabuckeye1 on September 28, 2023, 08:14:26 AM
Pretty sure there is a Christmas song about him.
I recall singing it, long ago, with no clue about the story.  This is indoctrination.
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« Reply #2495 on: September 29, 2023, 08:56:12 PM »
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Inventor Rudolf Diesel Disappears (1913)
A German thermal engineer, Diesel invented the internal-combustion engine that bears his name, producing a series of increasingly successful models that culminated in his demonstration in 1897 of a 25-horsepower, four-stroke, single vertical cylinder compression engine. It was an immediate success and earned him a fortune. In 1913, while traveling by steamer to London for a business meeting, Diesel disappeared, presumably having fallen, jumped, or been pushed overboard.
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #2496 on: September 30, 2023, 05:43:21 AM »
I did not know that.
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« Reply #2497 on: September 30, 2023, 06:43:52 AM »
Weird 
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« Reply #2498 on: September 30, 2023, 07:18:12 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on September 29, 2023, 08:56:12 PM
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

Inventor Rudolf Diesel Disappears (1913)
A German thermal engineer, Diesel invented the internal-combustion engine that bears his name, producing a series of increasingly successful models that culminated in his demonstration in 1897 of a 25-horsepower, four-stroke, single vertical cylinder compression engine. It was an immediate success and earned him a fortune. In 1913, while traveling by steamer to London for a business meeting, Diesel disappeared, presumably having fallen, jumped, or been pushed overboard.
I knew who Diesel was as I took some mechanics back in H.S. I suspect Carl Benz,Gottlieb Daimler or Ferdinan Porsche - one of those guys. Prolly all rowdied up from Oktoberfest - those Gerries can't content themselves with a one day celebration the have to go for those 2 week pub crawls
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« Reply #2499 on: September 30, 2023, 07:19:39 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Film Icon James Dean Killed in Car Crash (1955)
Though he would become one of the most iconic actors in the history of Hollywood, Dean starred in only three movies—East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause, and Giant. The moody actor was acclaimed as the epitome of the mid-1950s, representing the alienated American youth of the time. In 1955, his career and life were cut short when he was killed in a highway crash while driving his Porsche to compete in a racing event. He was just 24.
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« Reply #2500 on: September 30, 2023, 07:22:32 AM »
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« Reply #2501 on: September 30, 2023, 11:51:33 AM »
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« Reply #2502 on: October 01, 2023, 06:26:01 AM »
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Los Angeles Times Bombing (1910)
In 1910, amidst the Los Angeles Times's editorial crusade against local unions, two brothers belonging to the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers bombed the newspaper's headquarters with dynamite. The resulting fire killed 21 newspaper employees and injured dozens more. The American Federation of Labor hired noted trial attorney Clarence Darrow to represent the brothers, James and Joseph McNamara, who eventually pleaded guilty.
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« Reply #2503 on: October 02, 2023, 07:26:14 AM »
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Pasilalinic-Sympathetic Compass Demonstrated (1851)
French occultist Jacques Toussaint Benoit's pasilalinic-sympathetic compass was a contraption developed based on his belief that when two snails touch, they create a telepathic bond. His "snail telegraph" contained 24 snails, each associated with an individual letter of the alphabet as well as with a snail counterpart in a second device. One could theoretically transmit a message by touching the snails, eliciting reactions from their counterparts.
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« Reply #2504 on: October 03, 2023, 10:06:30 PM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
O.J. Simpson Found Not Guilty in the "Trial of the Century" (1995)
In 1994, Simpson, a former football star, was charged with the murder of his estranged wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. His trial was a media-saturated event that highlighted racial tensions in America and resulted in his acquittal in 1995. In 1997, a civil jury levied a $33.5 million wrongful-death award against him in a suit brought by the victims' families.
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« Reply #2505 on: October 04, 2023, 08:43:06 AM »
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First Run of the Orient Express (1883)
Synonymous with intrigue and luxury, the legendary Orient Express was a passenger train that ran from Paris to Istanbul for more than 80 years. Europe's first transcontinental express train, it covered over 1,700 miles (2,740 km), and its lavishly furnished cars became the symbol of glamour for Europeans. It was discontinued in 1977 and revived in 1982 to run between London and Venice as the "Venice Simplon Orient Express."
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