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Vrooom, Vrooom! :-)

One of the historical figures I would have loved to have herfed with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7JVxE2SYxo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0U5JfGYx4c
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RIP Bam Bam.
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Jodie is all grown up now.

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January 20th

1841
As a result of the First Opium War, Hong Kong was ceded to the British.

1892
The first official basketball game was played by students at the Springfield, MA, YMCA Training School.

1936
Britain's King George V died.

1942
The Nazis formulated their "Final Solution" regarding the Jews at the Wannsee Conference.

1964
The Beatles released their first album in the United States, Meet the Beatles.

1981
President Reagan became the oldest president to take office (69 years and 349 days).

1981
52 American hostages seized from the American Embassy in Tehran were released after 444 days in captivity.

1986
Martin Luther King, Jr., day was celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.

1993
Actress Audrey Hepburn died at age 63.

1998
The first episode of "Dawson's Creek" aired on the WB network.

Birthdays
79 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Former astronaut
57 Ian Hill Rock musician (Judas Priest)
57 Paul Stanley Rock musician (Kiss)
53 Bill Maher Comedian, talk show host
51 Lorenzo Lamas Actor
43 Rainn Wilson Actor ("The Office")
43 Tracii Guns American guitarist
41 Melissa Rivers TV personality
21 ucubed Cigar Asylum Inmate
20 MrBucket101 Cigar Asylum Inmate
? ShaulWolf Cigar Asylum Inmate

74 Harold Gray 1/20/1894 - 5/9/1968 American "Orphan Annie" cartoonist
100 George Burns 1/20/1896 - 3/9/1996 American comedian, actor and writer
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I'm going through withdrawls... what happened to the 21 and 22nd?
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...and a meth addict from what I'm told
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RIP
Bam Bam is greatly missed.
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Smoke cigars and live to 100!!
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Um...today is the 20th. :-)
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:-)
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January 21st

1793
King Louis XVI was guillotined for treason.

1911
The first Monte Carlo motor rally took place.

1915
The first Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit.

1924
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin died in Moscow.

1950
George Orwell died in London.

1954
USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine was launched.

1977
President Carter pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders.

1990
MTV's "Unplugged" made its debut with Squeeze as the first performers.

1994
A jury in Manassas, Va., acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband, John, whom she'd accused of sexually assaulting her.

1997
Don Mattingly (New York Yankees) officially announced his retirement.

1998
Pope John Paul II began his first visit to Cuba.

2003
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Hispanics had surpassed Blacks as the largest minority group.

2004
The recording industry sued 532 computer users it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.

Birthdays
69 Jack Nicklaus Golfer
69 Richie Havens Folk singer, musician
68 Placido Domingo Opera singer
59 Billy Ocean R&B singer
53 Geena Davis Actress
46 Hakeem Olajuwon Basketball player
38 Dinosaur Jr Cigar Asylum Inmate
33 Emma Bunton Singer (Spice Girls)

51 Ethan Allen 1/21/1738 - 2/12/1789 American soldier - frontiersman
55 John Fitch 1/21/1743 - 7/2/1798 American steamboat builder
77 John Fremont 1/21/1813 - 7/13/1890 Americium mapmaker/explorer
39 Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson 1/21/1824 - 5/10/1863 American Civil War general
71 John Browning 1/21/1855 - 11/26/1926 American weapons designer
72 Telly Savalas 1/21/1922 – 1/22/1994 Greek-American film and television actor and singer
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January 22nd

1901
Queen Victoria of England died after reigning for 63 years (the 4th longest among longest-reigning monarchs and the longest for queens).

1905
500 workers were killed by the Czar's troops in "Bloody Sunday" in St. Petersburg.

1922
Pope Benedict XV died.

1938
Thornton Wilder's play Our Town first performed publicly in Princeton, N.J.

1951
Fidel Castro was ejected from a Winter League baseball game after hitting a batter. He later gave up baseball for politics.

1968
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", debuted on NBC TV.

1973
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died at age 64.

1973
The Supreme Court legalized some abortions in Roe v. Wade.

1990
Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash used profanity numerous times on live television while accepting an American Music Award.

1994
Greek-American film and television actor and singer died at age 72.

1995
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, the mother of President John F. Kennedy, died in Hyannis Port, Mass., at age 104.

1997
The U.S. Senate confirmed Madeleine Albright as the first female secretary of state.

2008
Actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead of an accidental prescription drug overdose in New York City.

Birthdays
77 Piper Laurie Actress
60 Steve Perry Rock singer (Journey)
57 Teddy Gentry Country singer, musician (Alabama)
52 Mike Bossy Hockey Hall of Famer
50 Linda Blair Actress ("The Excorcist")
44 Jazzy Jeff Actor, rapper ("The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air")
44 Diane Lane Actress
44 Steven Adler Musician ("ex-Guns n' Roses")
28 Willa Ford Singer
21 Greg Oden American basketball player
? SmokingJoey Cigar Asylum Inmate
? adampc22 Cigar Asylum Inmate
? dstaccone Cigar Asylum Inmate

94 Marcel Dassault 1/22/1892 - 4/18/1986 French aircraft designer
65 Howard Moss 1/22/1922 - 9/16/1987 American poet/editor of The New Yorker
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January 23rd

1556
The deadliest earthquake on record killed 830,000 in Shansi, China.

1789
Georgetown University established in what is now Washington, DC.

1849
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman physician in the U.S.

1879
The National Archery Association was organized in Crawfordsville, IN.

1964
The 24th Amendment to the Constitution, barring poll taxes, was ratified.

1968
North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo (the crew was released 11 months later.)

1973
President Nixon announced that an accord had been reached to end the Vietnam War.

1975
"Barney Miller" made its debut on ABC-TV.

1977
The TV mini-series "Roots," began airing on ABC. The show was based on the Alex Haley novel.

1983
"The A-Team" debuted on TV.

1989
Salvador Dali died in Spain at age 84.

2004
Bob Keeshan, "Captain Kangaroo," died at age 76.

2005
Former "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson died at age 79.

Birthdays
61 Anita Pointer Singer (The Pointer Sisters)
56 Robin Zander Rock singer (Cheap Trick)
45 Mariska Hargitay Actress ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit")
35 Tiffani Thiessen Actress ("Beverly Hills, 90210")
35 Jason Cook Brother of Ryan (MedicCook)
34 Tito Ortiz American UFC fighter
29 mjbuchanan80 Cigar Asylum Inmate
? SteveDMatt Cigar Asylum Inmate

56 John Hancock 1/23/1737 (N.S.) - 10/8/1793 American Revolutionary statesman
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Great cigar icon.

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Am I the only one who would like to personally wish Kelly Kaposky a happy birthday?
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January 24th

41
Roman emperor, Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula (meaning Little Boot—he used to wear military boots as a child), was murdered.

1848
Gold was first discovered in California, in Sutter's mill. When President Polk announced the news in December, the gold rush began.

1908
Robert Baden-Powell organized the first Boy Scout troop in England.

1962
Jackie Robinson became the first black player to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also the first black player in major league history.

1965
Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.

1971
Bill W. (William Griffith Wilson ), American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous died at 75.

1972
Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered in Guam, having spent 28 years hiding in the jungle thinking World War II was still going on.

1986
Voyager Two space probe passes within 51,000 miles of Uranus.

1986
L. Ron Hubbard, American writer and founder of Scientology died at 74.

1989
Confessed serial killer Ted Bundy was put to death in Florida's electric chair for the 1978 kidnap-murder of 12-year-old Kimberly Leach.

1993
The first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall, died.

1995
The prosecution gave its opening statement at the O.J. Simpson murder trial.

Birthdays
92 Ernest Borgnine Actor
91 Oral Roberts Evangelist
90 Jerry Maren Actor ("Wizard of Oz")
70 Ray Stevens Country singer
68 Aaron Neville Singer
68 Neil Diamond Singer-songwriter
58 Yakov Smirnoff Comedian
41 Mary Lou Retton Olympic gold-medal gymnast
35 Ed Helms Actor ("The Office," "The Daily Show")
30 Tatyana Ali Actress, singer
23 Mischa Barton Actress ("The O.C.")
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77 Mark Goodson 1/24/1915 - 12/18/1992 American radio/TV producer
26 Sharon Tate 1/24/1943 - 8/9/1969 American actress murdered by the Manson Cult
56 Warren Zevon 1/24/1947 - 9/7/2003 American rock singer-songwriter and musician
33 John Belushi 1/24/1949 - 3/5/1982 American comedian, actor and musician
42 Mike Awesome (Michael Lee Alfonso ) 1/24/1965 - 2/17/2007 American professional wrestler
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just letting you know I'm not reading this thread.
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Thanks for letting me know. I will be able to die happy and peaceful now. :-)
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glad I could help
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How did it handle the smell? :-)
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