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« Reply #6258 on: April 06, 2026, 07:56:59 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Petrarch Falls in Love (1327)
Petrarch claimed to have first laid eyes on his beloved Laura, who was to inspire his great vernacular love lyrics, at the church of Sainte-Claire d'Avignon on Good Friday 1327. Over the next 20 years, the Italian humanist poet wrote hundreds of sonnets and odes about the lovely Laura, with whom he may never have conversed even once. Petrarch revealed little about the object of his chaste love, and her true identity has been the source of much debate.
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« Reply #6259 on: April 06, 2026, 07:57:33 AM »
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY:

Bison Dele (1969)
Dele was a professional basketball player who disappeared at sea in 2002 and is believed to have been killed by his brother. Three years earlier, at age 30 and arguably at the peak of his career, Dele opted out of a $36 million contract and retired from the National Basketball Association. In 2002, he set sail on the South Pacific Ocean with his girlfriend, the boat's captain, and his brother—the only one ever seen or heard from again.
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« Reply #6260 on: April 06, 2026, 09:30:37 AM »
On this day in Sioux City history: Electrified streetcars made their debut in Sioux City on April 6, 1890. Before their arrival, horse-drawn cars were used. These 1890 photograph show examples of the open streetcar initially used.

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« Reply #6261 on: April 06, 2026, 01:02:58 PM »
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« Reply #6262 on: April 06, 2026, 02:39:20 PM »


Weird but not history so much.
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« Reply #6263 on: April 06, 2026, 07:25:38 PM »
Hey, remember that time it snowed during the Cleveland Indians' home opener?
We'll remind you:

It was April 6, 2007,Good Friday. The game was one strike from being official. With that strike, the Indians could've walked off the field with an official win over the Seattle Mariners.Instead, Mike Hargrove, then manager of the Mariners, demanded the game be delayed due to the snow.

Both teams, and a handful of brave fans, sat for an hour and 17 minutes until the game was officially called. Fans spent that delay building snowmen and trying to stay warm. One fan was seen jumping the wall to make a snow angel in right field before officers escorted him off.

We should probably mention the game's start time had already been delayed nearly an hour due to snow.
Take a look back at some photos from that frigid day -- and take a look at Monday's forecast. The Channel 3 weather team is predicting a chance of snow and rain with temperatures in the 30s to low 40s.

But look on the bright side, Cleveland fans: last time it snowed on the home opener, the Indians made the playoffs.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/mlb/indians/photos-remembering-cleveland-indians-2007-snow-pening-day/95-110110241
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« Reply #6264 on: April 06, 2026, 07:33:08 PM »
Quote from: Brutus Buckeye on April 06, 2026, 12:30:27 AM
South America is really far east.
Dayum really didn't know that,they're kinda politically to the right to :)
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« Reply #6265 on: Today at 07:58:14 AM »
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 

Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific Opens on Broadway (1949)
Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific opened on Broadway to great acclaim. Set on a Pacific island during WWII, the musical relates two parallel love stories that are threatened by prejudice and war. The play's first run earned 10 Tony Awards, and its 2008 Broadway revival earned seven.
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« Reply #6266 on: Today at 09:43:04 AM »
April 7, 1871 - The first group of settlers from the Soldier’s Free Homestead Colony reached Gibbon by Union Pacific Railroad on April 7, 1871.

Col. John Thorp of Ohio started the colony, looking for members to take homesteads and help increase the value of land near the railroad.

Once the settlers got to Gibbon, they lived in railroad boxcars until sod or frame houses were built. Many were Civil War veterans.
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