GhostDancer Posted May 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2021 On this day in 1976, in Paris, two California wines win top honors at a blind wine tasting by the best of France's wine experts. The French were shocked, and the wine world was changed forever. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 24, 2021 Report Share Posted May 24, 2021 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Denmark Strait when the battleship Bismarck sank HMS Hood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted June 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2021 Donald Duck first appeared [this day] in the 1934 cartoon The Wise Little Hen which was part of the Silly Symphonies series of theatrical cartoon shorts. The film's release date of June 9 is officially recognized by the Walt Disney Company as Donald's birthday despite a couple in-universe contradictions. Donald's appearance in the cartoon, as created by animator Dick Lundy, is similar to his modern look — the feather and beak colors are the same, as is the blue sailor shirt and hat — but his features are more elongated, his body plumper, and his feet smaller. Donald's personality is not developed either; in the short, he only fills the role of the unhelpful friend from the original story. -Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted July 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2021 World War Zero This conflict, the Seven Years' War, was known by many names. In the United States, the local theater of combat is known as the French and Indian War. The Seven Years' War was a world war fought between 1754 and 1763. It involved every European great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, spanning four continents, and affected the Americas, Europe, India, the Philippines, and West Africa. The Death of General Wolfe is a 1770 painting by Anglo-American artist Benjamin West, commemorating the 1759 Battle of Quebec, where General James Wolfe died at the moment of victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 20, 2021 Report Share Posted July 20, 2021 July 20: Stauffenberg's assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler fails, 1944 Apollo XI lands on the Moon, 1969 Viking 1 lands on Mars, 1976 GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 26, 2021 Report Share Posted July 26, 2021 Today is the 675th anniversary of the Battle of Caen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Caen_(1346) GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 13 August 1961: The government of East Germany close the border around West Berlin, beginning the construction of the Berlin Wall. The Wall would come down in 1989. On a personal note, my father was sent to Berlin in August 1962; my mother, brother, and I came later, arriving in Berlin three days before Christmas that year. I last visited the city in 1971. I gather it's a little different now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 The Battle of Blenheim takes place 13th August 1704 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blenheim Dr. MID-Nite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 Happy Birthday to You ! Happy Birthday to You ! Happy 131st Birthday H P Lovecraft ! Happy Birthday to You ! GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Oohh, that ought to explain the nightmare I just woke up from -- the stars are right again and R'lyeh is stirring! death tribble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjack Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 🎶The stars at night - Are big and bright - Clap-Clap-Clap-Clap - Deep in the heart of R’lyeh!🎶 1 hour ago, L. Marcus said: Oohh, that ought to explain the nightmare I just woke up from -- the stars are right again and R'lyeh is stirring! Cancer and death tribble 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 August 22nd 1485 Battle of Bosworth Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field August 22nd 1851 first race that became the America's Cup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1851_America's_Cup tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 24th August AD 79. Vesuvius buries Pompeii and Herculaneum 24th August 1814. British troops burn Washington DC GhostDancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted September 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Happy birthday to the late Adam "Batman" West, 1928, and Aquaman and Green Arrow, 1941. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted October 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 The battle of Lake Poyang (Chinese: 鄱陽湖之戰) was one of the largest naval conflicts in history, with ~850,000 involved. It took place 30 August – 4 October 1363 between the rebel forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang during the Red Turban Rebellion which led to the fall of the Yuan dynasty. Chen Youliang besieged Nanchang with a large fleet on Lake Poyang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes, and Zhu Yuanzhang met his force with a smaller fleet. After an inconclusive engagement exchanging fire, Zhu employed fire ships to burn the enemy tower ships and destroyed their fleet. This was the last major battle of the rebellion prior to the rise of the Ming dynasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 Of course, the most famous event for this day... TA 3018, the Nazgul attack Weathertop and hit Frodo with a Morgul-knife, but fail to kill him. Frodo always got the short end of the stick. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 He was a Hobbit -- all their sticks are short. Hermit, tkdguy and Pariah 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 19 hours ago, unclevlad said: Of course, the most famous event for this day... TA 3018, the Nazgul attack Weathertop and hit Frodo with a Morgul-knife, but fail to kill him. Frodo always got the short end of the stick. 14 hours ago, L. Marcus said: He was a Hobbit -- all their sticks are short. Stealing both your comments for a Tolkien discussion board. L. Marcus, Cancer and Hermit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 8, 2021 Report Share Posted October 8, 2021 55 minutes ago, tkdguy said: Stealing both your comments for a Tolkien discussion board. Fine with me; not like mine was startling or original. Weathertop, Shelob, staring down the Eye during the trip through Gorgoroth, then losing a finger. Merry and Pippin grow famous; Sam's Mayor forever and gets his girl; Bilbo got to live in honor in Rivendell for decades. Frodo's forgotten. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 World War 1, "The War to End All Wars", came to a conclusion on this date in 1918. Sadly, the end of the old world order didn't bring lasting peace as there was no clear idea as to what was to replace it. 😐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 13 hours ago, Dr. MID-Nite said: World War 1, "The War to End All Wars", came to a conclusion on this date in 1918. Sadly, the end of the old world order didn't bring lasting peace as there was no clear idea as to what was to replace it. 😐 The way that the winners set things up after WWI, it basically guaranteed that there would be a following war. In 1920, some leaders even went so far as to say the same thing, they even predicted the dates and conditions that we would be back fighting again, almost correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 November 11th, 1918, was really just the beginning of halftime. The second half would start again in earnest in 1939. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 Frankly, WW2 came because of the "stab in the back" right-wing conspiracy theory that became popular in Germany as an excuse for having lost WW1. This is among the reasons why right-wing conspiracy theories now should be taken absolutely seriously, and their promulgators hunted down and silenced. And if that sounds like a left-wing conspiracy theory, I'm good with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 12th November 1991 Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_massacre 12th November end of the battles of Posada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Posada 12th November 1439 Plymouth is the first town incorporated by the English Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth It is my home town. Deal with it. 12th November 1942 Naval battle of Guadacanal begins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal 12th November 1944 The RAF sink the Tirpitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Catechism 12th November 1970. The exploding whale incident takes place in Florence Oregon 12th November 1970. The deadliest cyclone in history makes landfall in East Pakistan (Bangladesh) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 14, 2021 Report Share Posted November 14, 2021 13th November 1093 Battle of Alnwick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alnwick_(1093) 13th November 1642 Battle of Turnham Green https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Turnham_Green 13th November 1901 The Caister Lifeboat disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1901_Caister_lifeboat_disaster 13th November 1940 Fantasia is released https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film) 13th November 1941 The Ark Royal is torpedoed by a U-Boat. She sinks the next day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(91) 13th November the Soviet Union completes development of the AK47 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-47 13th November 1956. Supreme Court rules against Alabama this ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_bus_boycott 13th November 1995. Mozambique joins the Commonwealth of Nations but is unique in that it was never part of the British Empire tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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