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Thread: This Day in History
- 12-01-2020 #881
This is an awesome thread
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- 12-02-2020 #882
n Dec 2, 1993, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was killed in a shootout with Colombian security forces in Medellin.
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Forbes first published its billionaires' list in 1987, and Pablo Escobar was included among the world’s top 100 super rich. Escobar and his Medellin cartel were rolling in so much money that in 1984, they offered to pay off Colombia’s national debt in return for immunity from prosecution. Escobar made the Forbes list each year seven years in a row, and in 1989, was listed as the 7th wealthiest billionaire in the world.Valued Member of 11+ years at the PEGym12/'09 (start) NBP EL - 4.5, EG - 4.4
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- 12-03-2020 #883
On December 3, 1828, Andrew Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States. Jackson is known for founding the Democratic Party and for his support of individual liberty.
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Jackson captured nearly 56% of the popular vote in winning the presidency in 1828, and he nearly matched that figure four years later in his reelection. “Old Hickory” also won the most popular votes, although not a majority, in his first presidential run in 1824. Since no candidate won a majority of electoral votes, the 1824 election was thrown into the House of Representatives, which decided that John Quincy Adams would be president instead of Jackson. This led to Jackson lobbying continually for the Electoral College to be abolished.
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- 12-04-2020 #884
Led Zeppelin made the difficult decision to break up on December 4, 1980, approximately two months after the tragic death of drummer John Bonham.
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The band was rehearsing for a tour on September 4, 1980, and John Bonham was drinking at Jimmy Page’s home and passed out. He was put in a bedroom to sleep it off but was discovered dead the next afternoon by an assistant of Robert Plant and John Paul Jones. He died via asphyxiation from his own vomit. The report by the coroner said Bonham showed about 40 vodka shots in his system at the time of his death.
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- 12-04-2020 #885
I remember when they announced his death on the local radio station.
Was shocked and disappointed.Going an inch and 1/2 deeper than before
- 12-05-2020 #886
On December 5, 1901, movie producer Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois. From his rural and rather humble beginnings, he became a pioneer of cartoon films, the creator of Mickey Mouse, and the founder of Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
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Thelma Howard was the Disney family’s live-in housekeeper and cook for three decades. As part of her annual Christmas gift, the Disneys would give her stock in the company. She never sold any of her shares and by the time she died in 1994, Thelma was a multimillionaire from all of her shares of stock. She left nearly $4.5 million to her disabled son, and another $4.5 million to poor and disabled children.
More importantly, my first son was born on December 5, 1974.Valued Member of 11+ years at the PEGym12/'09 (start) NBP EL - 4.5, EG - 4.4
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- 12-06-2020 #887
On December 6, 1884, in Washington, D.C., workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid atop a tower of white marble, completing the construction of the Washington Monument.
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It was a brief but glorious reign of five years when the 555-foot height of the Washington Monument surpassed the Cologne Cathedral to become the tallest building in the world. The title was short-lived when the completion of the Eiffel Tower took the title back to France in 1889. Despite the Washington Monument losing its title, it continues to hold other records such as the world’s tallest stone structure and the world’s tallest obelisk.
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- 12-07-2020 #888
In the early morning hours of December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise military attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
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Survivors of the attack have the option to join their lost comrades and have Pearl Harbor be their final resting place. Even those who served on board of the USS Arizona during the attack may have their ashes deposited by divers beneath one of the sunken Arizona’s gun turrets. The practice continued until December 2019, when Lauren Bruner became the last survivor to be laid to rest there. There were three remaining survivors, but they chose to be laid to rest with family in other cemeteries.Valued Member of 11+ years at the PEGym12/'09 (start) NBP EL - 4.5, EG - 4.4
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- 12-08-2020 #889
On Dec 8, 1925, entertainer and member of the rat pack, Sammy Davis Jr., was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
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On November 19, 1954, Davis was driving from Las Vegas to record a movie soundtrack in Los Angeles when he was involved in a horrible car accident. He sustained massive injuries to his face, including a broken nose and damage to his left eye so severe that it had to be replaced with a plastic one. A consummate professional, he was back on stage only two months later.Valued Member of 11+ years at the PEGym12/'09 (start) NBP EL - 4.5, EG - 4.4
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- 12-09-2020 #890
Actor Al Pacino starred as a Cuban refugee who becomes a Miami crime boss in the film Scarface, which opens in theaters on this day in 1983.
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On January 7th, 1961, a Rhode Island police patrol pulled over a suspicious car in the middle of the night. Inside the vehicle were three men wearing black clothes and masks, and a gun. All of them were charged with attempted robbery and were sent to jail for three days. One of these men was young Al Pacino. Charges were dropped after Pacino convincingly explained to the police officers that they were all actors on their way to a play.
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