This Day in History - Republicans' Moral Recreation |
Jun 29 1989Under the headline "Homosexual Prostitution Probe Ensnares Official of Bush, Reagan" the Washington Times reports that "a homosexual prostitution ring is under investigation by federal and...
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Another victory for the tyranny of the church |
Jun 22 1633The Holy Office in Rome forces Galileo Galilei to recant his scientific view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe: "I abjure with a sincere heart and unfeigned fai...
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This day in History Jan 2 1611 I feel dirty..who wants a bath? |
Jan 2 1611Elizabeth Bathory is charged with the murder of 610 people, which she apparently committed as Countess of Csejthe Castle. Bathory had the theory that the blood of youth would give her ever...
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Bad day for commies and religious nutzo's |
Dec 13 1937 The Japanese Army occupies Nanking, China. For the next three weeks, with the unspoken permission of the army, soldiers literally rape the city, committing untold individual acts of atr...
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This Day In History - The Lunatics Are Running Asylum |
Jul 3 1988Mistaking it for a F-14 fighter plane, the American warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air flight 655, killing all 290 people aboard. Despite his country's having recklessly downed a pa...
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This day in History - NOla SENSE |
Jun 18 1959Based on his erratic behavior, the Governor of Louisiana, Earl K. Long, is committed to a state mental hospital. Long responds by arranging for the hospital's director to be fired, and th...
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This day in History - The TV People are Liars!!! |
Apr 30 1991Tropical cyclone Marian hits the Chittagong region of Bangladesh, killing 138,000 people and causing more than $1.5 billion in damage. Although 95% of the population heard the cyclone warn...
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This Day in History - Old West Heffers Hang Low |
Apr 29 1901Train robber and one of the last of the Old West outlaws, Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum is unsuccessfully hanged in Clayton, New Mexico. The executioner's poor choice of rope and Ketchum's ...
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This Day in History - Don't drink it...Don't snort it |
Apr 23 1985The Coca-Cola Bottling Company announces that it has irrevocably changed the formula for its flagship beverage, unveiling "New Coke." The company stands firm on its decision until public p...
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This day in history.....Do you smell that?? |
Apr 22 1992215 people are killed and 1,500 injured when two miles of sewer lines explode in Gaudalajara, Mexico. 20 city blocks in the downtown area are leveled by the blast. A corroded petroleum pip...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:21:00 GMT |
