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Thu Sep 11, 2025 9:59 am

Xevin wrote: A day I will never forget.

As we should never forget...

...And yes, Glen. It does still hurt. It also hurts that most people have either forgotten or blow it off now as a piece of history that's irrelevant.

It's a sad world we are living in these days.

Mon Sep 15, 2025 3:05 am

In 1963. The 16th street Baptist Church in Birmingham AL was bombed by white supremacists turned desperate by the turning tide of public opinion.

We have come a long way, but we still strive to overcome.

Fri Oct 31, 2025 4:17 am

Little bit late, but - 30/10/25 - the former Prince Andrew has his royal titles removed by the King, following years of scandal.

Tue Nov 18, 2025 6:54 pm

November 18, 1978. Reverend Jim Jones murdered all of his followers. :cry:

Tue Nov 18, 2025 9:55 pm

Fish wrote: November 18, 1978. Reverend Jim Jones murdered all of his followers. :cry:

A few survived. The Peoples Temple. Guy was a murderous nut job. And that is where the term "drink the KoolAid" originated from.

Tue Nov 18, 2025 10:03 pm

Abscate wrote: In 1963. The 16th street Baptist Church in Birmingham AL was bombed by white supremacists turned desperate by the turning tide of public opinion.

We have come a long way, but we still strive to overcome.

Four dead, The scumbags who did it were klan members. National outrage followed and that lead to the passing of the Civil Rights Act, which up to that time could not garner enough votes.

Wed Nov 19, 2025 2:05 am

I missed November 9 , Krystallnacht. The beginning.

It’s actually the same day The Berlin Wall fell, but Germany celebrates reunification on October 3 , I believe, as there was little to celebrate on Nov 9.

Wed Nov 19, 2025 5:41 am

Happy Gettysburg Address Day! November 19, 1863.

Thu Nov 20, 2025 8:17 am

zerotofifty wrote: Fish wrote: November 18, 1978. Reverend Jim Jones murdered all of his followers. :cry:

A few survived. The Peoples Temple. Guy was a murderous nut job. And that is where the term "drink the KoolAid" originated from.

Too bad they used Fla-Vor-Aid. Tragedy yes, but did not use KoolAid. KoolAid just got the bad rap for it. I still remember that happening and remembering the thought of why would someone do that. I was a child and didn’t understand the concept of cults and brainwashing.

Thu Nov 20, 2025 4:49 pm

Today in 1985...

EDIT:
I forgot to add another milestone on that same day:
First Windows crash.

Thu Nov 20, 2025 4:58 pm

KTPhil wrote: Today in 1985...

Sorry I was an OS/2 guy.

Fri Nov 21, 2025 2:46 am

Yesterday, 1982

: )

Fri Nov 21, 2025 1:11 pm

Abscate wrote: Yesterday, 1982

: )

So what happened on that date?

Fri Nov 21, 2025 1:34 pm

zerotofifty wrote: Abscate wrote: Yesterday, 1982

: )

So what happened on that date?

Fri Nov 21, 2025 5:39 pm

Xevin wrote: zerotofifty wrote: Abscate wrote: Yesterday, 1982

: )

So what happened on that date?

I remember that now that you jogged me memory, thanks! band came out early, knuckle head band oh well, the axe goes to Cal.

Cal 1 / Stanford Band 0 :roll:

Sat Nov 22, 2025 8:45 am

JFK.

I was in the 6th grade.

Sat Nov 22, 2025 10:32 am

Cusser wrote: JFK.

I was in the 6th grade.

Kindergarten for me, but I remember the shock among the teachers and then days later the whole school going out and standing around the flag pole.

Sat Nov 22, 2025 3:37 pm

The Bears/ Indians ( Cardinal) game is this weekend. Let's see if the band behaves or not.

Sun Nov 23, 2025 4:46 am

Cusser wrote: JFK.

I was in the 6th grade.

I was in the 3rd grade. The bus driver made the announcement. It was the only bus ride I remember being in total silence. You could hear a pin drop.

Sun Nov 23, 2025 7:39 am

mrinnovation1 wrote: Cusser wrote: JFK.

I was in the 6th grade.

I was in the 3rd grade. The bus driver made the announcement. It was the only bus ride I remember being in total silence. You could hear a pin drop.
Our class was watching a PBS science program on the TV (Pittsburgh) and they broke into the broadcast stating JFK had been shot/wounded. A few minutes later the principal came on the public address system and announced that JFK was dead.

In 1962 I was selling peanut brittle door-to-door, and JFK was traveling from Wheeling to Pittsburgh, and we broke away and lined up as his motorcade went by (open convertible).