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« Reply #630 on: September 24, 2015, 03:25:12 PM »

Azerbaijan?
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« Reply #631 on: September 24, 2015, 03:37:45 PM »

I think you mean USSR pretty certain that's how the song goes.
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« Reply #632 on: September 25, 2015, 12:19:17 PM »



1957

Stunning story, this, & it was less than 60 years ago.

At Little Rock School, in the deep south of America, 9 black children had been refused admittance on race grounds. The local Governor was against mixed race schools.

Huge hoohah, & eventually, the Federal Government (Dwight Eisenhower was the man) said they had every right to attend, but 1,000 paratroopers were needed to escort them into school. 

And here's the thing - that Governor of Arkansas was so popular, with his anti-black stance, that he remained in power - voted in - for another 10 years.               

Hard to believe.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine


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« Reply #633 on: September 25, 2015, 12:30:07 PM »



2003


The findings of the Hutton Inquiry were published. It begged more questions than it answered. 


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutton_Inquiry



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« Reply #634 on: September 25, 2015, 01:21:32 PM »

1915

One hundred years ago today Britain used poison gas in warfare for the first time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Loos

Prior to the British attack, about 140 long tons (140,000 kg) of chlorine gas was released with mixed success; in places the gas was blown back onto British trenches. Due to the inefficiency of contemporary gas masks, many soldiers removed them as they could not see through the fogged-up eyepieces or could barely breathe with them on, which led to some soldiers being affected by the British gas as it blew back.

Rawlinson wrote to the King's adviser Stamfordham (28 September)

    From what I can ascertain, some of the divisions did actually reach the enemy's trenches, for their bodies can now be seen on the barbed wire.

The twelve attacking battalions suffered 8,000 casualties out of 10,000 men in four hours.


Impossible to comprehend what the battlefield must have been like.
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« Reply #635 on: September 25, 2015, 01:24:02 PM »

Is there anything more glorious than an illiterate racist, too lazy to make a new sign?



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To defend my faith for a moment, the Bible reference on the sign is remarkably silent on black children and communism:

But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.

Just a chapter earlier, Peter wrote:

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is near-sighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

Misinterpretation is a powerful weapon.

I suppose Mr Sign Man hoped we wouldn't read the whole book.
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« Reply #636 on: September 25, 2015, 01:26:15 PM »

Is there anything more glorious than an illiterate racist, too lazy to make a new sign?



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To defend my faith for a moment, the Bible reference on the sign is remarkably silent on black children and communism:

To those who through righteousness have received a faith as precious as ours: Grace and peace be yours through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

Just a handful of verses down, Peter wrote:

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But whoever does not have them is near-sighted and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.

Irony is great.                   
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« Reply #637 on: September 25, 2015, 01:30:00 PM »

Bit like the irony of my quoting the wrong verse, having misread his sign...



Edited it now.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Smiley

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« Reply #638 on: September 25, 2015, 08:45:46 PM »

John Bonham, drummer from Led Zeppelin died on this day 1980

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« Reply #639 on: September 26, 2015, 12:58:31 PM »



1960

The first ever TV Debate between Presidential candidates took place - Nixon & Kennedy. Choose which one of those to trust, if you will.

The format has remained largely unchanged in the following 55 years. TV's have changed a bit, though.       


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« Reply #640 on: September 26, 2015, 01:03:44 PM »


1973

Concorde began transatlantic flights, which slashed flying times.

We all thought supersonic flight would be the future, & we were all wrong. Only 20 were manufactured, 6 were prototypes for test purposes, & the other 14 were, in effect, given away to Air France & BA.                                                                                 

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« Reply #641 on: September 27, 2015, 01:54:58 PM »

Typhoon Tysons finest test

RIP Frank Tyson who died today

love the interview with his mum

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« Reply #642 on: September 29, 2015, 11:12:42 AM »


1960


This was the day of the famous "Kruschev shoe-banging" incident at the United Nations. Or was it?

We all read about it, but history seems unclear what day it happened, & if it happened at all - 4 different days are suggested for the incident, & no photographs exist of it happening.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-banging_incident


Here's a photoshopped version of the incident......




And here we see the real photo, compared with the photoshop version......




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« Reply #643 on: October 01, 2015, 12:49:43 PM »



1975


40 years ago today, & with a great nickname - Thriller in Manila - Cassius Clay & Joe Frazer had the third of their 3 battles in the ring.

Clay - or Ali as he later became - was such a great entertainer & presence.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrilla_in_Manila


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« Reply #644 on: October 01, 2015, 01:08:31 PM »

Don Kings hairdo was very mild in that photo lol
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