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FRI 17th Nov.

 

1800 - The United States Capitol building in Washington, DC holds its first session of the U.S. Congress.

 

1941 - World War II: Joseph Grew, the United States ambassador to Japan, cables the State Department that Japan has plans to launch an attack against Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (his cable is ignored).

 

more imcompetence from the US Government.

 

1967 - Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."

 

if the Presidents don't lie then they listen to spin from their undermensch.

 

1970 - Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre.

 

1973 - Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, US President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook".

 

that has to be one of the funniest replies in World history.

 

1997 - In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut (police killed the assailants).

 

a friend of mine was there on the Day and thanks her lucky stars that she had left the area around an Hour before the kinap and killings happened.

 

2003 - Arnold Schwarzenegger is inaugurated Governor of California.

 

OH's soulmate steps up from the silver screen.

 

some Births......

 

1937 - Peter Cook, British comedian (d. 1995)

1942 - Martin Scorsese, American film director

1958 - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, American actress ........i'd fuck her..

1960 - RuPaul, American drag entertainer.....OH in drag....????????

 

and 2 porn actresses.

1968 - Amber Michaels, German porn actress

1969 - Kianna Dior, Korean-Canadian porn star

 

 

 

 

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1967 - Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."

 

if the Presidents don't lie then they listen to spin from their undermensch."

 

Didn't General Giap say he say if he lost a hundred for every one of the enemy killed he'd still win?

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SUN 19TH NOV.

 

1954 - Sammy Davis, Jr., loses his left eye in an automobile accident in San Bernardino, California.

 

i was surprised to learn that the Rat Pack didn't get together until 1959,i thought much earlier.

 

1978 - Jim Jones leads members of his Peoples Temple cult in mass murder-suicide. The bodies of 914 people, including 276 children, were found in Jonestown,Guyana in South America.

 

i didn't realise it was so long ago.

 

 

 

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time to re-activate this thread.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Tai

 

not that i've ever seen any of her flicks...... :shakehead

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Jane_Moore

 

failing to kill the president results in a life sentence?.

i suppose the Yanks would have given her a ticker-tape parade along 5th Ave if she had succedded?.

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<< Didn't General Giap say he say if he lost a hundred for every one of the enemy killed he'd still win? >>

 

Something to that effect.

 

Ulysses S. Grant said he could lose 6 men to everyone Lee lost and come out ahead -- which is what he did and how he eventually won.

 

Kind of tough of the grunts though ...

 

 

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