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On this day in American History
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:01 am
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:01 am
1776- Thomas Paine published his pamphlet "Common Sense" in which he set forth his arguments in favor of American independence.
1861 - The Union ship Star of the West was fired upon as it approached Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. This event was the first time that shots were fired between the North and South.
1861 - Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the union
1913 - Richard Milhous Nixon was born. He became the thirty-seventh president of the United States.
1940 - Television was used for the first time to present a sales meeting to convention delegates in New York City.
1975 - In Whittier, CA, 14 people were killed when a Golden West Airlines flight and a private Cessna collided in the air. Twelve people were killed on the Golden West Airlines flight and the other two deaths were on the private plane.
1977 - Super Bowl XI set a pro attendance record with 103,438. The NBC telecast was viewed by 81.9 million.
1991 - A special committee of Major League Baseball authorities officially banned Pete Rose from being elected into the Hall of Fame.
2012 - tDecline officially begins as Nick Saban and his Alabama Crimson Tide takes the soul of the entire LSU football program by way of a 21-0 mauling in New Orleans in a game that would award the Crimson Tide with the 2011 BCS National Championship and would retroactively award Alabama the 2011 SEC Championship. This would be Alabama's 2nd BCS National Championship and their 23rd SEC Championship.
1861 - The Union ship Star of the West was fired upon as it approached Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. This event was the first time that shots were fired between the North and South.
1861 - Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the union
1913 - Richard Milhous Nixon was born. He became the thirty-seventh president of the United States.
1940 - Television was used for the first time to present a sales meeting to convention delegates in New York City.
1975 - In Whittier, CA, 14 people were killed when a Golden West Airlines flight and a private Cessna collided in the air. Twelve people were killed on the Golden West Airlines flight and the other two deaths were on the private plane.
1977 - Super Bowl XI set a pro attendance record with 103,438. The NBC telecast was viewed by 81.9 million.
1991 - A special committee of Major League Baseball authorities officially banned Pete Rose from being elected into the Hall of Fame.
2012 - tDecline officially begins as Nick Saban and his Alabama Crimson Tide takes the soul of the entire LSU football program by way of a 21-0 mauling in New Orleans in a game that would award the Crimson Tide with the 2011 BCS National Championship and would retroactively award Alabama the 2011 SEC Championship. This would be Alabama's 2nd BCS National Championship and their 23rd SEC Championship.
This post was edited on 1/9/16 at 11:03 am
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:07 am to Tuscaloosa
Effort put in, I'll upvote.
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:08 am to Tuscaloosa
I saw a homeless guy dressed in purple and yellow on a street corner this morning and gave him $19. I was gonna give him $59, but decided to keep the other $40 for Powerball.
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:11 am to Tuscaloosa
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would retroactively award Alabama the 2011 SEC Championship
So this is where 15 NCs come from
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:12 am to Tuscaloosa
The crystal ball flipperception is hi-larious. First time I've seen that one
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:47 am to LSU Patrick
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That's a lot of work.
You think he has anything else to do? That's a rhetorical question. But anyway, the crystal ball GIF was one of the best ever. 9-6 and *
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:50 am to Tuscaloosa
I'm impressed. Nice work. Headed to ttown now to watch my guys put up a fight against the daunting cats.
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:54 am to Tuscaloosa
nooooooooooooooooooooo!
whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???????????
whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???????????
Posted on 1/9/16 at 12:00 pm to Tuscaloosa
Butthurt anchor in 3.... 2....
Posted on 1/9/16 at 12:01 pm to Tuscaloosa
7/10.
Nice effort. Good troll. Hook was shiny, but only juuuuuuuuuust shiny enough to get me reading all the way to the end of your post.
Nice effort. Good troll. Hook was shiny, but only juuuuuuuuuust shiny enough to get me reading all the way to the end of your post.
Posted on 1/9/16 at 1:16 pm to Tuscaloosa
Sad but true. LSU hasn't bern the same since
Posted on 1/9/16 at 11:50 pm to Tuscaloosa
1/9/16: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the NFL playoffs 18-16. Struggling and reviled former Alabama QB AJ McCarron picks up his play in the fourth quarter and stakes the Bengals to the lead, only for former LSU RB Jeremy Hill to fumble the game away.
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