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« Reply #5586 on: September 13, 2025, 06:17:50 AM »
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« Reply #5587 on: September 13, 2025, 07:51:45 AM »
Oslo Accords Officially Signed (1993)

The Oslo Accords, providing for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank and Gaza and for limited Palestinian self-government, resulted from the first direct negotiation between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). Though talks were conducted in secret in Oslo, Norway, the agreement was signed publicly in Washington, DC. It was signed in the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat, yet neither signed it.
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« Reply #5588 on: September 14, 2025, 08:39:08 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Domitian Becomes Emperor of Rome (81 CE)
The son of Roman Emperor Vespasian, Domitian was second in line for the throne, yet he was only given positions of nominal importance prior to succeeding his older brother Titus, whom he most likely had killed. Though his laws were severe and increasingly despotic, his administration was ostensibly egalitarian, and he is said to have governed the empire well. Still, defeats in Britain and Germany undermined his leadership.
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« Reply #5589 on: September 14, 2025, 03:56:30 PM »
I guess this counts as recent history (2024):
Ken Niumatatolo, who continued Paul Johnson's triple option success for many years at Navy, is HC at San Jose State now.  In 2024, they passed the ball 63% of the time, which is extremely high.

It's just amazing to me how a HC can go from one extreme to another like that.  
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« Reply #5590 on: September 15, 2025, 08:40:11 AM »
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Nuremberg Laws Deprive German Jews of Citizenship and Civil Rights (1935)
Enacted in the early years of Adolf Hitler's rule, the Nuremberg Laws stripped Jews of German citizenship, prohibited them from marrying non-Jews, and forbade them to hire non-Jewish domestic servants. Supplementary decrees laid down the criteria for determining exactly who was legally Jewish. Punishments for violating the laws included fines, hard labor, and even death.
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« Reply #5591 on: September 16, 2025, 12:50:04 PM »
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Montreal Protocol Signed to Protect the Ozone Layer (1987)
The Montreal Protocol was enacted in response to the discovery that the ozone layer—which shields life on Earth from harmful radiation—was diminishing. Signed by the majority of the world's nations, the treaty mandates the decreased use of ozone-depleting substances such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and has been amended several times based on new scientific data. By 1993, CFC production had dropped dramatically.
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« Reply #5592 on: September 16, 2025, 01:38:50 PM »
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« Reply #5593 on: September 16, 2025, 08:59:33 PM »
Hank Stram RB

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« Reply #5594 on: September 16, 2025, 10:55:19 PM »


pilots Robert Timm and John Cook flew a Cessna 172 for over two months without landing,  Their daring 64-day flight set a world record that still remains unbroken.
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« Reply #5595 on: Today at 09:00:53 AM »
81 Years Ago—Sept. 17, 1944: Operation Market Garden begins: over 34,,000 US and British paratroopers land behind German lines in Nijmegen, Eindhoven, and Arnhem in the Netherlands, with a British ground offensive designed to link with the airborne units.

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« Reply #5596 on: Today at 09:27:00 AM »
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The Battle of Antietam (1862)
In September 1862, Confederate General Robert E. Lee crossed the Potomac River to invade Maryland and Pennsylvania. He was met by Union General George McClellan. The resulting Battle of Antietam, fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with a total of 23,000 casualties. It was a Union victory only in the sense that Lee's invasion was stopped. McClellan was later removed from command
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« Reply #5597 on: Today at 10:28:54 AM »
September 17, 1851 - The Fort Laramie Treaty, also known as the Horse Creek Treaty, was signed on Sept. 17, 1851.

The treaty was negotiated to legalize emigrant passage through Native American lands and to minimize violence and disruption caused by intertribal conflicts. Over 10,000 Native Americans gathered to sign the treaty.
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« Reply #5599 on: Today at 02:44:11 PM »
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