|
Coffee Shop This Board was established along the lines of a Virtual Coffee Shop, with the idea of having a place to relax, visit and discuss the days happenings, and exchange information about different topics. |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Display Modes |
02-24-2018, 09:33 AM | #4881 |
Extraordinary Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: FEMA REGION V
Age: 71
Posts: 17,233
|
On this day in 1836, in San Antonio, Texas, Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under attack by the Mexican army.
|
02-24-2018, 01:23 PM | #4882 |
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Central Florida
Age: 76
Posts: 62,704
|
2/24/1989 - A United Airlines 747 jet rips open in flight killing 9 people. The flight was from Honolulu to New Zealand.
Some pilot, he flew and landed the worlds only 747 convertible! |
02-24-2018, 10:37 PM | #4883 |
Extraordinary Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Northeast Kansas
Age: 80
Posts: 64,188
|
The U.S. House of Representatives votes 11 articles of impeachment against President Andrew Johnson, nine of which cite Johnson?s removal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, a violation of the Tenure of Office Act. The House vote made President Johnson the first president to be impeached in U.S. history.
__________________
I'm old enough to remember when mentally ill people were placed in hospitals, not in Congress or the White House.
|
02-24-2018, 11:33 PM | #4884 |
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Central Florida
Age: 76
Posts: 62,704
|
2/25/1836 - Samuel Colt received U.S. Patent No. 138 (later 9430X) for a "revolving-cylinder pistol." It was his first patent.
|
02-25-2018, 08:44 AM | #4885 |
Extraordinary Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: NW Montana
Age: 67
Posts: 13,730
|
February 25, 1881...Tombstone, Arizona Territory...Charlie Storms got so drunk that he was hallucinating....Yep, he thought he was as good a gunman as gambler Luke Short. He pulled his gun and Luke Short pulled his gun. Charlie found out that he was not as good as Luke Short....although the revelation probably came a little too late to do him much good.
__________________
They call me a Fudd (Fatal Urban Dealer of Death) because I carry a .45 ACP
(1) 45 ACP = (2) 9MM |
02-25-2018, 08:59 AM | #4886 |
Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Southern Kansas
Age: 70
Posts: 27,520
|
On February 25, 1964, underdog Cassius Clay, age 22, defeats champion Sonny Liston in a technical knockout to win the world heavyweight boxing crown. The highly anticipated match took place in Miami Beach, Florida. Clay, who later became known to the world as Muhammad Ali, went on to become the first fighter to capture the heavyweight title three times.
__________________
Never take a squat with your spurs on. Will Rogers |
02-25-2018, 09:40 AM | #4887 |
Extraordinary Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: FEMA REGION V
Age: 71
Posts: 17,233
|
25 February 1848
Edward Harriman, the controversial savior of the transcontinental Union Pacific Railroad, is born in Hempstead, New York.
|
02-25-2018, 08:19 PM | #4888 |
Extraordinary Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Northeast Kansas
Age: 80
Posts: 64,188
|
American drive-in movie theaters experienced their golden era during the 1950s, but some Floridians were watching movies under the stars in their cars even before then: The city of Miami gets its first drive-in on this day in 1938. The Miami drive-in charged admission of 35 cents per person, which was more than the average ticket price at an indoor theater, and soon had to trim the price to 25 cents per person.
__________________
I'm old enough to remember when mentally ill people were placed in hospitals, not in Congress or the White House.
|
02-26-2018, 05:31 AM | #4889 |
Extraordinary Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Northeast Kansas
Age: 80
Posts: 64,188
|
On this day in history, two national parks were established in the United States10 years apart; the Grand Canyon in 1919 and the Grand Tetons in 1929.
__________________
I'm old enough to remember when mentally ill people were placed in hospitals, not in Congress or the White House.
|
02-26-2018, 08:27 AM | #4890 |
Extraordinary Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: NW Montana
Age: 67
Posts: 13,730
|
February 26, 1993...Muslim terrorists set off a bomb in the parking garage of the World Trade Center. Six people were killed and over 1,000 were injured. Over 10 terrorists have been convicted for the offense.
__________________
They call me a Fudd (Fatal Urban Dealer of Death) because I carry a .45 ACP
(1) 45 ACP = (2) 9MM |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|