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MikeDeTiger

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Re: OT - Weird History
« Reply #6244 on: April 02, 2026, 09:45:12 AM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on April 02, 2026, 06:39:14 AM
I used to love going to this place. Tickets were $10-20 - not $500.

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« Reply #6245 on: April 02, 2026, 10:32:15 AM »
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Sverdlovsk Anthrax Leak (1979)
Known as the "biological Chernobyl," the accidental release of anthrax at a Russian military facility in Sverdlovsk—now Yekaterinburg—roughly 900 mi (1,450 km) east of Moscow, sickened and killed around 100 people. The exact number of victims remains unknown because, as part of the Soviet government's cover-up of the incident, which it blamed on tainted meat, all of the victims' medical records were destroyed.
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« Reply #6246 on: April 03, 2026, 08:26:02 AM »
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Microsoft Loses Anti-Trust Case over Internet Explorer (2000)
In the mid-1990s, Netscape's Navigator browser, which was paid software, became the de facto on-ramp to the Web. Recognizing the Internet's potential, Microsoft quickly developed Internet Explorer and cornered the market by bundling it with its Windows operating system. This became a central issue of the US Department of Justice antitrust case brought against Microsoft in 1998. In 2000, the judge hearing the case ruled against Microsoft and ordered the company to be broken up.
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« Reply #6247 on: April 03, 2026, 08:29:57 AM »
April 3, 1860 - The first Pony Express mail began traveling by horse and rider relay teams on April 3, 1860.

The route included more than 150 relay stations and crossed several present-day states, including Nebraska.

Its average delivery time was 10 days.

However, the Pony Express ended most of its operations a little more than a year after they began, when the first transcontinental telegraph line was completed.
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« Reply #6248 on: April 03, 2026, 08:39:35 AM »
The USPS down here is Pony Express.
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« Reply #6249 on: April 03, 2026, 08:42:30 AM »
about 10 days?
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« Reply #6250 on: April 03, 2026, 08:48:49 AM »

On April 3, 1975, Hair of the Dog became the album that defined Nazareth’s career and took them to a global audience.
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The record delivered a harder, sharper sound, built on heavy riffs, strong hooks and a confident attitude that set it apart from their earlier work. It felt more focused, more direct and more powerful.
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Dan McCafferty’s distinctive, raspy vocals gave the album its identity, while Manny Charlton’s guitar work drove the sound with force and precision. The rhythm section kept everything tight and grounded.
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Songs like “Hair of the Dog,” “Love Hurts,” and “Miss Misery” turned the album into a classic, making it Nazareth’s most successful and recognizable release.


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« Reply #6251 on: April 03, 2026, 09:09:53 AM »
Quote from: FearlessF on April 03, 2026, 08:42:30 AM
about 10 days?
For mail coming here from family in Illinois/Wisconsin, it's a few days. 

For mail going there, it can be up to 10 days, yes.
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« Reply #6252 on: April 03, 2026, 12:42:43 PM »
Following the Union success at the Battle of Five Forks on April 1, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and George G. Meade determined to make a frontal assault on Robert E. Lee's defenses at Petersburg with four corps of infantry.
In the predawn hours

April 2, 1865,  Gen. Horatio Wright's VI corps crept out of their trenches and charged across no-man's land, punching a hole in the Confederate line. In the confusion following the breakthrough, Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill was killed trying to reach his troops. Elements of the Union II and IX Corps made similar assaults elsewhere along the siege line.
A handful of Confederates at Forts Gregg and Whitworth staved off the Union XXIV Corps' assault, preventing the Federals from entering the city that night. But the Federals' main objective—breaking the Confederate line—had been achieved.
When nightfall put an end to the fighting, Lee ordered the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond. After 292 days of siege warfare, Grant had captured Petersburg, which in turn caused the fall of the capital of the Confederacy—Richmond.




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« Reply #6253 on: Today at 10:29:21 AM »
On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed at age 39 while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The sniper shot, which occurred at 6:01 p.m., sparked nationwide riots and was followed by the capture of James Earl Ray.

Key Details of the Assassination
Location: The Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
Context: Dr. King was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers' strike.
The Shot: A single shot from a Remington 760 Gamemaster rifle struck King in the jaw and severed his spinal cord.
Death: He was pronounced dead at 7:05 P.M. at St. Joseph's Hospital.
The Assailant: James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped fugitive, was later identified, arrested, and sentenced to 99 years in prison after pleading guilty.

Aftermath and Impact
Riots: The assassination triggered major riots and unrest in over 100 U.S. cities, resulting in at least 39 deaths and thousands of injuries.
National Guard/Troops: In Washington, D.C., and other cities, the National Guard was mobilized to restore order, and troops occupied the nation's capital for six days.
Impact on Movements: The death of Dr. King led to increased momentum for the Black Power movement and membership growth in the Black Panther Party.
Legacy: Dr. King's assassination occurred only days before he was to lead a march for economic opportunity, focusing on the poverty and systemic issues he had turned his attention to in the later years of his life.
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« Reply #6254 on: Today at 10:34:15 AM »
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Bodies Found in Unsolved Hinterkaifeck Murders (1922)
In 1922, Hinterkaifeck, a small farmstead north of Munich, became the scene of one of the most puzzling unsolved crimes in German history. On the evening of March 31, the farm's six inhabitants, ranging in age from two to 72, were brutally murdered. The perpetrator likely remained at the farm for several days thereafter, but by the time the crime was discovered, he or she had disappeared without a trace.
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