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« Reply #2534 on: October 30, 2023, 08:48:20 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Orson Welles Broadcasts The War of the Worlds (1938)
On the night before Halloween in 1938, many listeners tuned in late to Welles' Mercury Theatre on the Air, missing the program's introduction announcing that it would be broadcasting an adaptation of H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. The innovative format, which featured news segments reporting a Martian invasion, was so convincing that it panicked the listening public and brought national attention to Welles.
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« Reply #2535 on: October 30, 2023, 07:38:23 PM »
May be an image of 1 person, aircraft and text that says 'Bessie Coleman, the first black aviatrix, was denied access to flight school in the US so she moved to France, learned French, and got her flight certificate there, 1922.'
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« Reply #2536 on: October 31, 2023, 07:51:36 AM »
FACT OF THE DAY:

The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips
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« Reply #2537 on: October 31, 2023, 08:15:30 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Enron CFO Andrew Fastow Indicted for Fraud (2002)
In 2000, natural gas and electricity trading giant Enron was the seventh largest corporation in the US. In 2001, it became the largest bankruptcy and stock collapse in US history at the time, devastating the pensions of some 20,000 employees. Fastow, Enron's chief financial officer, was one of more than 20 people who were ultimately convicted of or pleaded guilty to fraud, conspiracy, and other crimes related to deceptive accounting practices.
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« Reply #2538 on: November 02, 2023, 06:50:29 PM »
In the 1960 Orange Bowl—the first time UGA and Missouri faced off—Georgia’s Fran Tarkenton passed for two TDs, and Durward Pennington kicked two PATs, in the Bulldogs’ 14-0 win over the Tigers.

It would be another 53 seasons before the schools played a second time.
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« Reply #2539 on: November 03, 2023, 08:42:07 AM »
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« Reply #2540 on: November 03, 2023, 08:42:25 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Last Hanging at Tyburn Gallows (1783)
In 1571, a novel triangular gallows allowing for the hanging of several people at once was erected in the English village of Tyburn, which became so famous for its executions that thousands of paying spectators would turn out for hangings. During a 1649 mass execution, 24 prisoners were hanged there. The site became synonymous with capital punishment and was commonly invoked in euphemisms like "to take a ride to Tyburn," meaning to go to one's hanging.
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« Reply #2541 on: November 03, 2023, 12:28:10 PM »


Omaha Beach.
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« Reply #2542 on: November 03, 2023, 12:39:54 PM »
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« Reply #2543 on: November 04, 2023, 07:43:51 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 
Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi Assassinated (1921)
Cofounder of one of Japan's first political parties, Hara served as prime minister of Japan from 1918 to 1921, becoming the first commoner to be appointed to that office. During that time, he suppressed labor organization while extending suffrage to small landholders by lowering the property qualifications for voting. Hara also attempted to reduce the power of the military, which led to his assassination by a fanatic.
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« Reply #2544 on: November 06, 2023, 08:12:44 AM »
In 1963, an East German soldier named Wolfgang Engels stole a tank and crashed through the Berlin Wall. Though he was shot twice, he made it to the other side of the wall.
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« Reply #2545 on: November 06, 2023, 08:27:51 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

First Flight of the Hawker Hurricane (1935)
First tested in 1935, the Hawker Hurricane was a British single-seat fighter aircraft powered by a newly designed Rolls-Royce engine. Together with the Spitfire, the Hurricane enabled the Royal Air Force (RAF) to win the Battle of Britain of 1940, accounting for the majority of the RAF's air victories during this period. About 14,000 Hurricanes were built by the end of 1944, and the aircraft served in all the major theatres of World War II.
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« Reply #2546 on: November 07, 2023, 03:04:32 PM »
Grandfather Mountain rises 5,964 feet above sea level.
•It is located at the meeting point of Avery, Caldwell, and Watauga counties.
•The mountain is famous for its rugged character, and is home to many hidden caves and significant cliffs.
•It has been reported that Grandfather Mountain has experienced some of the "highest surface wind speeds ever recorded," with unverified speeds in excess of 200 mph.
•Grandfather Mountain is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the major chains of the Appalachian Mountains. (Nearby Mt. Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi River, is on the western escarpment.)
•The Blue Ridge Parkway passes by the south side of the mountain and also passes over the nearby Grandmother Gap.
•Grandfather Mountain’s famous Mile High Swinging Bridge, built in 1952, is America’s highest suspension footbridge.
•Two rivers have headwaters on Grandfather Mountain, the Linville River, flowing east, and the Watauga River, flowing west.
•Many lesser streams originate on the slopes of Grandfather, including: Upper Boone Fork, Little Wilson Creek, Wilson Creek (North Carolina), Stack Rock Creek, and others.
•The primary massif (ridge) of the mountain is oriented roughly north to south, and features four named peaks:
Calloway Peak (5,964 ft.), Attic Window Peak (5,949 ft.), MacRae Peak (5,844 ft.), and Linville Peak (5,295 ft.).
•Due to the considerable elevation gain, the mountain boasts 16 distinct ecological communities.
•The mountain is estimated to be 300 million years old – with certain rock formations dating back 1.2 billion years.




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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #2547 on: November 08, 2023, 07:14:56 AM »


The Sears building and old Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta (near me), probably 1955 or so.  Below is a similar view a couple years back (new buildings sprouted all around it now).  The Sears building is now Ponce City Market, a kind of upscale shopping center which is all the rage.  The old rail line is not part of the Beltline.




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