On this day

wolfgang59

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General

12 Mar 17 21:37

HandyAndy

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26 Oct 17 14:08

On this date in 1958, Pan American Airways flew its first Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in 8 hours and 41 minutes.

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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26 Oct 17 14:46

Well, yesterday. Fats Domino dies age 89, end of an era, he sold over 60 million records.

wolfgang59

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28 Oct 17 10:32

Originally posted by @sonhouse
Well, yesterday. Fats Domino dies age 89, end of an era, he sold over 60 million records.

The thread is "On this day"

Start your own "Yesterday thread" !!!
😠

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chemist

Linkenheim

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31 Oct 17 05:03

Today 500 years ago Martin Luther nailed his theses at the church doors in Wittenberg, effectively starting the schism called reformation.

wolfgang59

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31 Oct 17 05:22

Originally posted by @ponderable
Today 500 years ago Martin Luther nailed his theses at the church doors in Wittenberg, effectively starting the schism called reformation.

Huge repercussions from that!
And still it goes on.
I see Northern Ireland talks are stumbling ...

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chemist

Linkenheim

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03 Nov 17 08:17

On this days, 60 years ago the Russian dog Laika was brought into space.

wolfgang59

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05 Nov 17 00:19

10 years ago today

5th Nov 2007
Google unveil their Android operating system.

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chemist

Linkenheim

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07 Nov 17 09:22

150 years ago Marie Curie (Maria Salomea Skłodowska) was born!

Drewnogal

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The Plot

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07 Nov 17 10:13

I’ve handed in my notice and will retire in a months time. 🙂

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chemist

Linkenheim

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07 Nov 17 11:25

Originally posted by @drewnogal
I’ve handed in my notice and will retire in a months time. 🙂

Congratulations.

HandyAndy

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07 Nov 17 19:28

Originally posted by @drewnogal
I’ve handed in my notice and will retire in a months time. 🙂

You're not old enough to retire. I have ties older than you.

Torunn

Gothenburg

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07 Nov 17 19:38

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Originally posted by @handyandy
You're not old enough to retire. I have ties older than you.

I retired from Volvo at 60 which enabled me to do other things instead, better things.

Congratulations!

wolfgang59

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08 Nov 17 10:11

60 years ago
8th Nov 1957
The UK makes its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Christmas Island.
(Peace and Goodwill to all men)
The islanders were NOT evacuated. 😲

Trivia: Christmas Island is the BIGGEST CORAL ATOLL. 😏

HandyAndy

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08 Nov 17 16:43

Originally posted by @wolfgang59
60 years ago
8th Nov 1957
The UK makes its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Christmas Island.
(Peace and Goodwill to all men)
The islanders were NOT evacuated. 😲

wolfgang59

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10 Nov 17 04:45

Wilmington insurrection of 1898

A shocking event in US history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_insurrection_of_1898