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Gravdigr · 10-23-2016, 02:40 PM

October 23

Today chemists, chemistry students, and enthusiasts celebrate Mole Day. What the I don't even.

There are 62 until Christmas, and 69 days left in 2016.

Events

42 BC – Liberators' civil war: Second Battle of Philippi – Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat Brutus's army. Brutus commits suicide.

1642 – Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War.

1707 – The first Parliament of Great Britain meets.

1739 – War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain.

1861 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in Washington, D.C., for all military-related cases.

1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Westport: Union forces under General Samuel R. Curtis defeat Confederate troops led by General Sterling Price (<--the real one, not Rooster Cogburn's cat in True Grit) at Westport, Missouri, near Kansas City.

1867 – Seventy-two Senators are summoned by Royal Proclamation to serve as the first members of the Canadian Senate.

1911 – First use of aircraft in war: Italo-Turkish War: An Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkish army lines.

1915 – Women's suffrage: In New York City, 25,000–33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote.

1917 – Lenin calls for the October Revolution.

1929 – Great Depression: After a steady decline in stock market prices since a peak in September, the New York Stock Exchange begins to show signs of panic.

1935 – Dutch Schultz, Abe Landau, Otto Berman, and Bernard "Lulu" Rosencrantz are fatally shot at a saloon in Newark, New Jersey in what will become known as The Chophouse Massacre.

1939 – The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine "Betty" Bomber makes its maiden flight.

1944 – World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf: The largest naval battle in history begins in the Philippines.

1958 – The Springhill Mine bump: An underground earthquake traps 174 miners 13,000 - 14,000 feet in, and ~4,000 feet deep, in the No. 2 colliery at Springhill, Nova Scotia, the deepest coal mine in North America at the time. By November 1, rescuers from around the world had dug out 100 of the victims, marking the death toll at 74.

1958 – The Smurfs, a fictional race of blue dwarves, later popularized in a Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon series, appear for the first time in the story La flute à six schtroumpfs, a Johan and Peewit adventure by Peyo, which is serialized in the weekly Spirou magazine.

1966 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea studios in London.

1970 – Gary Gabelich sets a land speed record (622.407 mph) in a rocket-powered automobile called the Blue Flame, fueled with natural gas.

1973 – The Watergate scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.

1976 - Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, they performed ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’.

1980 - Mark David Chapman quit his security job and signed out for the last time. Instead of the usual "Chappy" he wrote "John Lennon".

1983 – Lebanese Civil War: The U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. A French army barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops.

1993 – The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in the Shankill area of Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians.

1995 - Def Leppard gave themselves a place in the Guinness book Of World Records, by playing three gigs in three continents in 24 hours. Tangier, London and Vancouver.

1995 – Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. Three days later, Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison, eligible for parole in 2025.

1998 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat reach a "land for peace" agreement.

1998 – Swatch Internet Time, a measure of 1000 "beats" per day was inaugurated by the Swatch Group.

2002 – Moscow theater hostage crisis: Chechen terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage.

2015 – The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere (25.75 inHg), and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds (~215 mph), are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280 million in damages.

Births

64 BC – Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa; 1835 – Adlai Stevenson I (23rd VPOTUS); 1869 – John Heisman (Heisman Trophy); 1920 – Ted Fujita (Fujita Scale measuring tornado intensity F-1 through F-5); 1925 – Johnny Carson; 1935 – Chi-Chi Rodríguez

; 1936 – Philip Kaufman (director The Right Stuff); 1940 – Pelé; 1942 – Michael Crichton; 1949 – Würzel

(Motörhead); 1954 – Ang Lee; 1956 – Dwight Yoakam♪ ♫; 1959 – Nancy Grace (American bitch); 1959 – Sam Raimi; 1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic♪ ♫; 1960 – Randy Pausch; 1960 – Wayne Rainey (motorcycle racer); 1962 – Doug Flutie; 1964 – Robert Trujillo

(Metallica); 1970 – Grant Imahara (robotics guy from Mythbusters); 1976 – Cat Deeley; 1976 – Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool); 1986 – Jessica Stroup (The Following); 1986 – Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)

Deaths

42 BC – Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger; 1921 – John Boyd Dunlop (founded Dunlop Rubber); 1939 – Zane Grey

; 1950 – Al Jolson; 1957 – Christian Dior; 1978 – 'Mother' Maybelle Carter♪ ♫(country/bluegrass royalty); 1983 – Jessica Savitch; 1984 – Oskar Werner; 1994 – Robert Lansing; 2005 – William Hootkins

10-23-2016, 02:40 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	October 23 Today chemists, chemistry students, and enthusiasts celebrate Mole Day. What the I don't even. There are 62 until Christmas, and 69 days left in 2016. Events 42 BC – Liberators' civil war: Second Battle of Philippi – Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat Brutus's army. Brutus commits suicide. 1642 – Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War. 1707 – The first Parliament of Great Britain meets. 1739 – War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain. 1861 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in Washington, D.C., for all military-related cases. 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Westport: Union forces under General Samuel R. Curtis defeat Confederate troops led by General Sterling Price (<--the real one, not Rooster Cogburn's cat in True Grit) at Westport, Missouri, near Kansas City. 1867 – Seventy-two Senators are summoned by Royal Proclamation to serve as the first members of the Canadian Senate. 1911 – First use of aircraft in war: Italo-Turkish War: An Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkish army lines. 1915 – Women's suffrage: In New York City, 25,000–33,000 women march on Fifth Avenue to advocate their right to vote. 1917 – Lenin calls for the October Revolution. 1929 – Great Depression: After a steady decline in stock market prices since a peak in September, the New York Stock Exchange begins to show signs of panic. 1935 – Dutch Schultz, Abe Landau, Otto Berman, and Bernard "Lulu" Rosencrantz are fatally shot at a saloon in Newark, New Jersey in what will become known as The Chophouse Massacre. 1939 – The Japanese Mitsubishi G4M twin-engine "Betty" Bomber makes its maiden flight. 1944 – World War II: Battle of Leyte Gulf: The largest naval battle in history begins in the Philippines. 1958 – The Springhill Mine bump: An underground earthquake traps 174 miners 13,000 - 14,000 feet in, and ~4,000 feet deep, in the No. 2 colliery at Springhill, Nova Scotia, the deepest coal mine in North America at the time. By November 1, rescuers from around the world had dug out 100 of the victims, marking the death toll at 74. 1958 – The Smurfs, a fictional race of blue dwarves, later popularized in a Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon series, appear for the first time in the story La flute à six schtroumpfs, a Johan and Peewit adventure by Peyo, which is serialized in the weekly Spirou magazine. 1966 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded their first single 'Hey Joe', at De Lane Lea studios in London. 1970 – Gary Gabelich sets a land speed record (622.407 mph) in a rocket-powered automobile called the Blue Flame, fueled with natural gas. 1973 – The Watergate scandal: US President Richard M. Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations. 1976 - Led Zeppelin made their US television debut on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, they performed ‘Black Dog’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’. 1980 - Mark David Chapman quit his security job and signed out for the last time. Instead of the usual "Chappy" he wrote "John Lennon". 1983 – Lebanese Civil War: The U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. A French army barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops. 1993 – The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in the Shankill area of Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians. 1995 - Def Leppard gave themselves a place in the Guinness book Of World Records, by playing three gigs in three continents in 24 hours. Tangier, London and Vancouver. 1995 – Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. Three days later, Saldívar was sentenced to life in prison, eligible for parole in 2025. 1998 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat reach a "land for peace" agreement. 1998 – Swatch Internet Time, a measure of 1000 "beats" per day was inaugurated by the Swatch Group. 2002 – Moscow theater hostage crisis: Chechen terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage. 2015 – The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere (25.75 inHg), and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds (~215 mph), are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280 million in damages. Births 64 BC – Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa; 1835 – Adlai Stevenson I (23rd VPOTUS); 1869 – John Heisman (Heisman Trophy); 1920 – Ted Fujita (Fujita Scale measuring tornado intensity F-1 through F-5); 1925 – Johnny Carson; 1935 – Chi-Chi Rodríguez; 1936 – Philip Kaufman (director The Right Stuff); 1940 – Pelé; 1942 – Michael Crichton; 1949 – Würzel(Motörhead); 1954 – Ang Lee; 1956 – Dwight Yoakam♪ ♫; 1959 – Nancy Grace (American bitch); 1959 – Sam Raimi; 1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic♪ ♫; 1960 – Randy Pausch; 1960 – Wayne Rainey (motorcycle racer); 1962 – Doug Flutie; 1964 – Robert Trujillo(Metallica); 1970 – Grant Imahara (robotics guy from Mythbusters); 1976 – Cat Deeley; 1976 – Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool); 1986 – Jessica Stroup (The Following); 1986 – Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) Deaths 42 BC – Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger; 1921 – John Boyd Dunlop (founded Dunlop Rubber); 1939 – Zane Grey; 1950 – Al Jolson; 1957 – Christian Dior; 1978 – 'Mother' Maybelle Carter♪ ♫(country/bluegrass royalty); 1983 – Jessica Savitch; 1984 – Oskar Werner; 1994 – Robert Lansing; 2005 – William Hootkins __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. 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