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CaptainCrunch · 11-22-2017, 10:11 PM

I thought it would be cool to track events in history inspired by the Death of Blackbeard, so I'll just keep posting events.

November 23

1889 - The first Jukebox goes into operation in the Palais Royal Saloon in San Fransisco

1924 - Edwin Hubble discovers that the Andromeda Nebula is actually another Galaxy

1943 - Tarawa and Makin fall to American Forces

1971 - The People's Republic of China attend the UN and the UN Security Council for the first time

1981 - Ronald Reagan signs an NSDD-17 giving the CIA the authority to recruit and support Contra Rebels as part of the Iran Contra Affair

1992 - The first smart phone, the IBM Simon debuts at Comdex Las Vegas

2011 - Arab Spring forces the President of Yemin to resign and hand power to his Vice President

Notable Birthdays

1887 - Boris Karloff, 1888 - Harpo Marx,

11-22-2017, 10:11 PM	#1
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	Official Today in History Thread I thought it would be cool to track events in history inspired by the Death of Blackbeard, so I'll just keep posting events. November 23 1889 - The first Jukebox goes into operation in the Palais Royal Saloon in San Fransisco 1924 - Edwin Hubble discovers that the Andromeda Nebula is actually another Galaxy 1943 - Tarawa and Makin fall to American Forces 1971 - The People's Republic of China attend the UN and the UN Security Council for the first time 1981 - Ronald Reagan signs an NSDD-17 giving the CIA the authority to recruit and support Contra Rebels as part of the Iran Contra Affair 1992 - The first smart phone, the IBM Simon debuts at Comdex Las Vegas 2011 - Arab Spring forces the President of Yemin to resign and hand power to his Vice President Notable Birthdays 1887 - Boris Karloff, 1888 - Harpo Marx, __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!