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« Reply #5656 on: September 28, 2025, 10:30:20 AM »
Getting communism out of the way would have been good for the world.
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« Reply #5657 on: September 28, 2025, 11:21:11 AM »
may have saved some crap in Korea and Vietnam 
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« Reply #5658 on: September 28, 2025, 08:53:25 PM »
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« Reply #5659 on: September 29, 2025, 07:47:00 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Is Excommunicated (1227)
Prior to being excommunicated the first of several times, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II had planned to go on a crusade. However, an epidemic waylaid him and a large part of his army, delaying the conquest. As a result, he was excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX. He eventually went on the postponed crusade and became king of Jerusalem. With Italy as the center of his power, Frederick, a religious skeptic, was in frequent conflict with the papacy.
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« Reply #5660 on: September 29, 2025, 08:32:46 AM »


Willy Coppens de Houthulst earned his place in aviation history as Belgium's most successful fighter ace, credited with 37 aerial victories. His specialty was destroying German observation balloons, earning him the nickname 'balloon buster.' These balloons were crucial for enemy reconnaissance and artillery spotting, making them heavily defended targets that most pilots avoided.
The legendary balloon landing incident, while disputed by some historians, exemplifies Coppens's reputation for extraordinary tactics. Operating a lightweight Hanriot HD.1 fighter, he developed innovative techniques for attacking these dangerous targets. His success rate was so remarkable that he became known as the 'Balloon Killer of Flanders.'
Coppens continued flying until he was severely wounded in October 1918, losing his left leg in a crash. Despite this, he attempted to return to combat before the war's end. Post-war, he became a national hero in Belgium and wrote about his experiences, cementing his legacy as one of WWI's most daring aviators.
Sources: 'Above the Lines' by Norman Franks, 'Belgian Aces of World War 1' by Jon Guttman (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series), and archives from the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels.
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« Reply #5661 on: September 29, 2025, 08:35:54 AM »
#OnThisDay in 1962, Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett spoke at halftime of the University of Mississippi’s game against Kentucky. Barnett whipped up the all-white crowd, which some compared to a Nazi rally in Nuremberg. While Confederate battle flags waved defiantly, Barnett told the crowd of more than 40,000 gathered, “I love Mississippi. I love her people. Our customs. I love and respect our heritage.”
The next day, an insurrection took place on the Ole Miss campus after the admission of James Meredith, the first known Black student to attend. Two people were killed, and more than 200 injured.
https://mississippitoday.org/.../1962-ross-barnett-i.../


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« Reply #5662 on: September 29, 2025, 08:53:00 AM »
September 29, 1873 - In September 1873, the first of many Germans from Russia settled in Nebraska, starting in Sutton.

The immigrants were descendants of Germans who were invited to Russia under the condition of religions freedom and military service. Those privileges were revoked starting a migration to the U.S. German Russian colonies sprung up in many other Nebraska towns over the years.
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« Reply #5663 on: September 29, 2025, 08:55:42 AM »
The eventual breakthrough in the treatment of bacterial infections came through the work of German physician and researcher Gerhard Domagk. In the early 1930s, Domagk was employed by I.G. Farbenindustrie, a German industrial conglomerate. At the time, he was working on a project that had him tasked with testing various industrial chemicals for possible medical uses. One of the chemicals Domagk tested was a special group of dyes called azo dyes. These dyes could change the color of fabrics by binding some of the proteins found in those fabrics. Domagk supposed that the chemical compounds in azo dyes also might be able to bind bacterial proteins and thus inhibit their action. One such compound, which Domagk and his team called prontosil rubrum, proved to do just that when it was administered to laboratory mice carrying the bacterial infection Streptococcus. When Domagk subsequently patented the compound as Prontosil and published a report on the substance in 1935, the world's first sulfa drug was officially created.

Penicillin was first to be discovered, but the above were first to be in wide use (and first to be used in humans).  Penicillin was not made in large quantities until WW 2. 

Timeline of Penicillin


1928:


  • Alexander Fleming observes mold (Penicillium notatum) on a petri dish of Staphylococcus bacteria.
  • He notices that the mold inhibits the growth of bacteria.

1929:


  • Fleming publishes his findings and names the substance "penicillin."

1939:


  • Howard Florey and Ernst Chain at Oxford University begin studying penicillin in earnest.

1940:


  • Florey and Chain successfully test penicillin on mice, demonstrating its antibiotic properties.

1941:
  • Penicillin is tested on the first human patient, Albert Alexander.

  • Although Alexander initially improves, he dies due to a lack of penicillin.


1942:


  • American researchers develop a method for mass-producing penicillin using fermentation tanks.



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« Reply #5664 on: September 30, 2025, 07:30:55 AM »
Pollywogs and Shellbacks

Originally created as a test to ensure new sailors were capable of handling long, rough stretches at sea, the "Crossing the Line" ceremony is an initiation rite used by many navies to commemorate a sailor's first crossing of the equator. Sailors who have already crossed the equator are nicknamed Shellbacks; those who have not are called Pollywogs. Many navies now have regulations to prevent hazing during the tradition, which often involves various physical tests.
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« Reply #5665 on: October 01, 2025, 08:32:10 PM »
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« Reply #5666 on: October 02, 2025, 07:37:45 AM »
The First Fatality in the Age of Flight

US Army First Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge was the first person killed in a powered airplane. The accident that caused his death occurred during a demonstration of the Wright Flyer for the US Army in September 1908. After a few successful circuits around Virginia's Fort Myer, the craft's right propeller broke, causing it to nose-dive into the ground. Selfridge, a passenger on the flight, sustained major head injuries and died that night.
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« Reply #5667 on: October 02, 2025, 07:39:58 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

The Twilight Zone Premieres on CBS (1959)
A classic science-fiction show that ran for just five years, The Twilight Zone was created by veteran television writer Rod Serling. More than half of its 155 unrelated episodes were written or co-written by Serling, who also narrated each half-hour episode with his trademark deadpan. The show often starred soon-to-be-famous actors such as William Shatner and Robert Redford. Many episodes featured frightening or ironic plot twists.
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« Reply #5668 on: October 02, 2025, 05:15:58 PM »
1789 George Washington transmits the proposed constitutional amendments, known as the United States Bill of Rights, to the states for ratification

1871 US Mormon leader Brigham Young arrested for bigamy

1908 Cleveland Naps and future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Addie Joss hurl a classic perfect game, beating Ed Walsh and the Chicago White Sox 1-0

1949 For the first time in 41 years, pennant races in both MLB leagues are decided on the final day of the season: (AL) Yankees upend rival Boston Red Sox 5-3; (NL) Dodgers beat the Phillies 9-7 for a 97-57 record; Cardinals 96-58

1950 First strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks," later "Peanuts," by Charles M. Schulz is published in seven nationwide papers

1954 Don Liddle beats Bob Lemon 7-4 as the New York Giants complete an unlikely World Series sweep of the powerful Cleveland Indians; Cleveland's season record of 111-43 sets an American League record for regular season wins (hell it practically pokes onto Novembe now)

1959 Rod Serling's anthology series "The Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS TV

1974 Future Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder Hank Aaron hits his final home run as a member of the Atlanta Braves in a 13-0 drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds, Aaron's 733rd career home run in his last NL at-bat

2024 Death toll from Hurricane Helene surpasses 175, making it the deadliest US hurricane since Hurricane Katrina as President Biden authorizes 1,000 troops to aid in disaster relief
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