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12-03-2005, 10:30 AM
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meow
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Following the birthday thread, here is something i've had in my favourties for quite sometime now.
http://www.tnl.net/when/today |
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12-03-2005, 10:32 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
 
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December 16th in History
This Day in History > December 16th December 16th in History 1653: Oliver Cromwell becomes 'Lord protector of England' 1773: Boston Tea Party' , when the 'Sons of Liberty' dumped 18,000 worth of tea in the Boston harbor 1809: Marriage between Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine disolved after thirteen years 1952: Lord Mountbatten appointed as chief of Allied forces in the Mediterranean December 16th birthdays 1485: Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife 1775: Jane Austen, English novelist 1857: Edward Emerson Barnard, US astronomer 1882: Zoltan Kodaly, Hungarian composer 1970: CASPER!!!!!!!!!!
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12-03-2005, 10:43 AM
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August 30th in History
1900: Outbreak of bubonic plague in Glasgow, UK 1981: In Iran, the President and Prime Minister are killed by a bomb 1983: Guy Bluford becomes the first black American in space August 30th birthdays 1797: Mary Shelley, English novelist and creator of 'Frankenstein' 1908: Fred MacMurray, American actor 1978: Future Billionaire DAVWAY is born, countries rejoice and worship the birth. |
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12-03-2005, 10:49 AM
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meow
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Suppose i better put mine in
 May 19th in History 1649: England declared a Commonwealth 1906: The last British soldiers leave Canada May 19th birthdays 1890: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader, after whom Saigon was renamed 1986: ME!!!
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12-03-2005, 10:58 AM
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No longer driving a Ford.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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Mine is:
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12-03-2005, 11:56 AM
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LPG > You
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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March 21st in History:
1918: Offensive on the Somme begins, the last major offensive of World War I 1963: Alcatraz, maximum security prison on the island in San Francisco Bay, closes after 29 years March 21st Birthdays: 1685: Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer 1869: Florenz Ziegfield, American impresario 1946: Timothy Dalton, English actor 1963: Matthew Broderick, American actor 1988: Steffo!!!!!!!! |
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12-03-2005, 12:02 PM
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AFF's 1st DM.......
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Wha???... There is only 2 states 2 be in.. WA or Drunk..
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January 15th in History
This Day in History > January 15th January 15th in History 1559: Coronation of British Queen Elizabeth I 1922: Irish Free State forms. Revolutionary leader Michael Collins becomes first premier 1943: Japanese driven off Guadalcanal 1973: President Nixon suspends all US offensive action in North Vietnam 1997: American space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian Mir space station for the first time January 15th birthdays 1622: Moli�re, French writer 1913: Lloyd Bridges, American actor 1929: Martin Luther King, US black civil rights campaigner
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12-03-2005, 12:06 PM
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Hello
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Location: Mt Barker, SA
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September 2nd in History
1666: A fire in a bakery in Pudding Lane, spread to engulf 13,000 buildings; 'The Great Fire of London' 1945: On board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepts the Japanese surrender September 2nd birthdays 1925: Russ Conway, Popular pianist of the 50's 1952: Jimmy Connors, American tennis player
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12-03-2005, 12:09 PM
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Detroit Locker Equiped TM
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June 15th in History
1844: Vulcanised rubber patented by Charles Goodyear 1972: 75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas 1977: General elections held in Spain, the first since 1936 June 15th birthdays 1884: Harry Langdon, American silent film star
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12-03-2005, 12:46 PM
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Beware of mood swings!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Western 'burbs, put your bullet proof vests on!
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August 14th in History
1893: First vehicle registration plates introduced, in France 1945: Japan surrenders unconditionally to the allies 1947: Pakistan created by the British 1974: Peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out 1983: French troops deployed in Chad August 14th birthdays 1867: John Galsworthy, English playwright and novelist 1946: Susan St. James, American film actress
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12-03-2005, 02:21 PM
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commodore bogan
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crap, i was born on the same day as hitler!
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12-03-2005, 03:01 PM
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Sublime
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April 21st in History
0: Romulus and Remus found Rome 1789: John Adams sworn in as first US Vice President, 9 days before Washington is sworn in as president 1898: Spanish-American War begins 1961: French army revolts in Algeria 1972: Apollo 17, the last Apollo mission lands on the Moon. 1989: 100,000 chinese students gather for quiet protest in Tiananmen Square April 21st birthdays 1926: Elizabeth II, British Queen
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12-03-2005, 05:20 PM
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January 27th in History
1888: National Geographic Society founded in Washington, DC, US. 1924: Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square 1926: US Senate agrees to join World Court 1926: John Baird gives the first public demonstration of the television set. 1967: Three American astronauts killed in an Apollo spacecraft ground test 1967: Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed 1973: US and Vietnam sign cease-fire, ending longest US war January 27th birthdays 1756: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer 1832: Lewis Carrol, Author of 'Alice In Wonderland' 1834: Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist 1986: PC, FordForums.au member :P
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'93 ED GLi Falcon White, auto, performance 15's, Pioneer DEH-P4650 MP3 H/U, Pioneer 6's. Future mods: Speed Holes! Last edited by Pursuit_chick; 12-03-2005 at 05:23 PM. |
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12-03-2005, 05:26 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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April 3rd in History
1189: The Peace of Strasbourg signed, resolving the differences between Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of Germany and Pope Clement III 1721: Robert Walpole elected as Britains first Prime Minister 1860: In the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service 1933: First ever flight over Mount Everest 1944: Supreme Court, in "Smith v Allwright", declares "white primaries" unconstitutional 1948: Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan to restore Europe April 3rd birthdays 1367: Henry IV, King of England 1783: Washington Irving, American author 1893: Leslie Howard, American actor 1898: Henry Luce, American publisher (founder of Time magazine) 1924: Marlon Brando, American actor 1930: Helmut Kohl, German chancellor (reunited Germany) 1985: Me 
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12-03-2005, 05:33 PM
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Foo Fighter
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Location: Wellington, NZ
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Link no worky for me.
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12-03-2005, 06:36 PM
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Regular Member
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Location: Central Coast, NSW
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May 30th in History
1536: King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour 1842: Assassination attempt made on Queen Victoria 1934: Nazis open trials of alleged communists May 30th birthdays 1672: Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia 1846: Peter Faberge, Russian jeweller 1896: Howard Hawks, American film director 1908: Mel Blanc, Provided many cartoon voices for Warner Brothers 1909: Benny Goodman, American bandleader |
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12-03-2005, 09:28 PM
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Rise, Toybota!
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September 18th in History
1851: New York Times publishes for the first time 1927: The American CBS broacasting organisation is created 1934: Soviet Union admitted to the League of Nations 1989: Hungary begins transition to a Western style democracy 1993: Australian PM announces plans to make Australia a republic by 2001 September 18th birthdays 1819: Jean Foucault, French physicist 1905: Greta Garbo, Swedish born film actress |
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12-03-2005, 09:37 PM
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THCC Motorsport member 1
Join Date: Dec 2004
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bah mine bites lol
like who famous would be born two days before christmas lol ill tell ya who...... 1805: Joseph Smith, American Mormon leader whoopdy doo da! /me feels sad now, "ooh sad have you been working out again?" :hihi:
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12-03-2005, 09:50 PM
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Afterburner + skids =
 
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13-03-2005, 05:00 PM
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Way over here
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Location: Perth W.A
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September 4th in History
1934: At Nuremberg over 750,000 supporters attend the Nazi Party conference 1940: The 'Battle of Britain' begins, after Hitler threatens to raze British cities to the ground because British bombers attacked Munich September 4th birthdays 1824: Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer 1892: Darius Milhaud, French composer and pianist 1934: Sir Nicholas Jackson, Composer |
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13-03-2005, 05:44 PM
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long live wagons
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13-03-2005, 06:00 PM
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own the road
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August 28th in History
1789: William Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn 1963: Over 200,000 people march through Washington in a civil rights demonstration led by Rv. Martin Luther King 1990: Kuwait declared the 19th province of Iraq, by Saddam Hussein August 28th birthdays 1828: Count Leo Tolstoy, Russian author of 'War and Peace'
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13-03-2005, 06:38 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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13-03-2005, 06:52 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Mum was born on the same day as Henry Ford. I got nutin special.
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13-03-2005, 07:12 PM
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September 8th in History
1831: William IV crowned King of Britain 1886: Johannesburg, South Africa, founded 1944: German V2 rockets strike London for the first time 1974: Richard Nixon, ex US Presdient, pardoned for his part in the Watergate affair 1978: Martial Law declared in Tehran and other cities, Iran, as riots take place September 8th birthdays 1753: John Soane, English architect 1771: Mungo Park, Scottish born explorer of Africa 1830: Frederic Mistral, French poet who won Nobel Prize in 1904 1914: Robert Wise, American film director 1988: The allmighty wheel man was born |
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13-03-2005, 07:17 PM
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Donating Member
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Location: Melbourne
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February 19th in History
This Day in History > February 19th February 19th in History 1878: Thomas Edison patents the phonograph 1906: William Kellogg founds his breakfast cereal company 1976: Iceland breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain over the 'cod war' 1992: North and South Korea officially end their 40 year confrontation February 19th birthdays 1473: Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer 1743: Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer and cellist 1924: Lee Marvin, American actor This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer looks up the headlines for his birthday at the library and it says something like "Extremely large ugly baby born" Classic  :
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