On this day in history.

[AdmiralAdama]

Driven through that one, many times. I went through the Mont Blanc too, the last time on the day before it caught fire.

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Burning tunnels, collapsing ice roads, mud expressways .... you get to have all the fun.




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[scifan57]

September 5th, 1836, Sam Houston is elected as President of the Republic of Texas.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

September 5 - 1842 Jesse James, legendary outlaw of the American West, was born.

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[AdmiralAdama]

September 6 - 1620 - The Pilgrims left on the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to settle in the New World.

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[scifan57]

September 6, 1522; one of Ferdinand Magellan's ships, the Vittoria commanded by Juan Sebastian de Elcano arrived in Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the world.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

September 6 - 1959 - The first Barbie Doll was sold by Mattel Toy Corporation.

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[AdmiralAdama]

September 6 - 1991 - The name St. Petersburg was restored to Russia's second largest city. The city was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great. The name has been changed to Petrograd (1914) and to Leningrad (1924).

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[AdmiralAdama]

September 8 - 1952 - Ernest Hemmingway's "Old Man & Sea" published.

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[Richard Brown]

September 8 - 1952 - Ernest Hemmingway's "Old Man & Sea" published.

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A great book. The film is good too.

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[AdmiralAdama]

September 8 - 1956 - Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks.

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[KevinJS]

September 8 - 1956 - Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks.

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[AdmiralAdama]

YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjPNDFr_ZpE&sns=em

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I saw Belafonte perform at the Jubilee Auditorium
in the 80s.

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[AdmiralAdama]

September 9 - 1955 - Elvis Presley's 1st appearance on Ed Sullivan's Show.

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[scifan57]

September 9 - 1955 - Elvis Presley's 1st appearance on Ed Sullivan's Show.

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I believe that was in 1956, Admiral.
Here's the clip.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

I believe that was in 1956, Admiral.
Here's the clip.
YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKoQDeI7do&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I stand corrected.

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