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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #4452 on: February 24, 2025, 07:34:25 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on February 23, 2025, 11:43:13 AM

It isn't $2 anymore, but (on the company dime) I birdied #7 (pictured) once. Greatest moment in my golfing life, to date.
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« Reply #4453 on: February 25, 2025, 07:57:06 AM »
FACT OF THE DAY:

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) is regarded as the father of French opera, though he was born in Italy. He pioneered the conducting stick concept, but unfortunately, he hit his foot with a heavy conducting staff. His foot became gangrenous, ultimately killing him.
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« Reply #4454 on: February 25, 2025, 08:01:32 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Samuel Colt Issued Patent for His Revolving Gun (1836)
Colt did not invent the revolver, but his design was the first practical, working version of one, and he developed assembly-line techniques that drove down manufacturing costs. Even so, securing funding for his novel production system proved difficult, and his fledgling company struggled and eventually folded. He then turned to work on underwater mines and telegraph lines. In 1847, Colt reestablished his gun manufacturing business after what famous lawman placed an order for 1,000 revolvers?
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« Reply #4455 on: February 25, 2025, 08:11:28 AM »
My buddy has a Texas Ranger revolver.

Walker.
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« Reply #4456 on: February 25, 2025, 08:28:41 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on February 24, 2025, 03:32:06 PM
oh sorry
that was clearly stated in facebook
thought you never stooped to such cesspool sites
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« Reply #4457 on: February 25, 2025, 08:42:23 AM »
never is a big word
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« Reply #4458 on: February 26, 2025, 08:47:30 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Grand Teton National Park Established (1929)
Before US President Calvin Coolidge signed a bill creating Grand Teton National Park, the National Park Service and homesteaders around Jackson Hole, Wyoming, fought for decades about the best way to preserve the landscape there. Much of the steep Teton Range lies within the boundaries of the park. Its peaks rise above deep valleys, called "holes" by the first white trappers and traders in the area. It has been suggested that early French trappers named the Teton Range
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« Reply #4459 on: February 26, 2025, 09:15:35 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on February 24, 2025, 09:18:30 AM
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY:

John Peter Wagner (1874)
Wagner was an American baseball player who led the National League in batting eight times. He entered the majors in 1897, and played for Pittsburgh most of his career. Though massively built, he was agile, leading his league in stolen bases five times and scoring almost 1,800 runs. He retired in 1917 but returned to coach the Pirates for almost two decades. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1936. Fans called him "The Flying Dutchman" for his speed, but he had another nickname.
Well, what was the other nickname?  LOL.  
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« Reply #4460 on: February 26, 2025, 09:17:48 AM »
Honus.
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« Reply #4461 on: February 26, 2025, 09:31:19 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on February 26, 2025, 09:17:48 AM
Honus.
Well, I do recognize the name, but I didn't know it was a nickname.  I always thought it was a strange name.  What is the origin?  
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« Reply #4462 on: February 26, 2025, 09:33:20 AM »
Quote from: Gigem on February 26, 2025, 09:31:19 AM
Well, I do recognize the name, but I didn't know it was a nickname.  I always thought it was a strange name.  What is the origin? 
I just took an educated guess.
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« Reply #4463 on: February 27, 2025, 09:49:25 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

The Reichstag Fire (1933)
The 1933 fire at the German Parliament building known as the Reichstag was a pivotal event in the establishment of Nazi Germany. Allegedly set by a Dutch communist, the fire was used by Adolf Hitler to turn public opinion against his opponents, especially the communists. Immediately after the fire, he enacted a decree suspending constitutional protection of personal rights, effectively establishing the Nazi Party dictatorship.
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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #4464 on: February 27, 2025, 10:08:43 AM »
Wagner was one of nine children. As a child, he was called Hans by his mother, which later evolved into Honus.[color=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][6][/iurl][/font][/size][/color] "Hans" was also an alternate nickname during his major league career. Wagner dropped out of school at age 12 to help his father and brothers in the [color=var(--color-progressive,#36c)]coal mines[/color]. In their free time, he and his brothers played sandlot baseball and developed their skills to such an extent that three of his brothers went on to become professionals as well.[color=var(--color-progressive,#36c)][7][/iurl][/font][/size][/color]
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« Reply #4465 on: February 28, 2025, 10:34:50 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

DuPont Scientist Wallace Carothers Invents Nylon (1935)
Though his struggles with mental illness made him initially reject a lucrative job with DuPont, chemist Wallace Carothers accepted the offer in the late 1920s and enjoyed much success there. Perhaps his greatest achievement was the invention of nylon, which rapidly gained widespread use in an array of products. First used to make toothbrush bristles, nylon was soon replacing silk in the parachutes and flak vests of American WWII combatants and in women's stockings.
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