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Posted on 10/6/25 at 4:06 am to OK Roughneck
Posted on 10/6/25 at 4:06 am to OK Roughneck
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Posted on 10/6/25 at 4:23 am to Rockbrc
Today in History: October 6
105 BC
Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus.
1014
The Byzantine Emperor Basil earns the title "Slayer of Bulgers" after he orders the blinding of 15,000 Bulgerian troops.
1536
William Tyndale, the English translator of the New Testament, is strangled and burned at the stake for heresy at Vilvorde, France.
1847
Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre is published in London.
1927
The first "talkie," The Jazz Singer, opens with popular entertainer Al Jolson singing and dancing in black-face. By 1930, silent movies were a thing of the past.
1973
Israel is taken by surprise when Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Jordan attack on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
1995
Astronomers discover 51 Pegasi is the second star known to have a planet orbiting it.
2007
Explorer and author Jason Lewis becomes the first person to complete a human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.
2018
Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed and sworn onto the US Supreme Court amid protests and after an FBI investigation
2021
Los Angeles votes in some of the strictest COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the country, requiring vaccinations before people can enter indoor businesses and events
2023
New research confirms fossil footprints 23,000-21,000 years old at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, probably the oldest evidence of humans in the Americas
Today in History: Born on October 6
1846
George Westinghouse, prolific inventor, held over 100 patents on creations including air brakes for trains.
1914
Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist and explorer.
1931
Riccardo Giacconi, Italian astrophysicist ; won Nobel Prize in Astrophysics for his pioneering contributions that led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources.
JOTD
A mob dragged a man into a police station for running over 11 people, while shouting "Monster!" "Murderer!" "Killer! ".
The policeman dispersed the crowd and began to interrogate the suspect.
The policeman : Tell me what happened.
The suspect : Sir I was driving home within the speed limit when my brakes failed. I had no choice but to either crash the car into a group of 10 people or to swerve into the direction of a single person. Am I a monster for deciding to swerve into the single person?
Policeman : No, that sounds like a difficult yet reasonable decision to make. But tell me how did you end up killing 11 people?
Suspect : Well that a-hole ran towards the other 10.
Posted on 10/6/25 at 6:50 am to Armymann50
Nola day 2. Can see the super dome from my room.
Morning all
Morning all
Posted on 10/6/25 at 7:58 am to kywildcatfanone
you know you can carry down there just saying
Posted on 10/6/25 at 11:43 am to Armymann50
Posted on 10/6/25 at 4:36 pm to paperwasp
Afternoon Dudes. 
Posted on 10/6/25 at 10:49 pm to OK Roughneck
Good evening
Posted on 10/7/25 at 6:19 am to Rockbrc
Morning all
Posted on 10/7/25 at 6:32 am to kywildcatfanone
Today in History: October 7
3761 BC
The epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar (Proleptic Julian calendar)
1571
In the last great clash of galleys, the Ottoman navy is defeated at Lepanto, Greece, by a Christian naval coalition under the overall command of Spain's Don Juan de Austria.
1765
Delegates from nine of the American colonies meet in New York to discuss the Stamp Act Crisis and colonial response to it.
1849
Edgar Allan Poe, aged 40, dies a tragic death in Baltimore. Never able to overcome his drinking habits, he was found in a delirious condition outside a saloon that was used as a voting place.
1913
In attempting to find ways to lower the cost of the automobile and make it more affordable to ordinary Americans, Henry Ford took note of the work of efficiency experts like Frederick Taylor, the "father of scientific management." The result was the assembly line that reduced the time it took to manufacture a car, from 12 hours to 93 minutes.
1944
Prisoner uprising at Birkenau concentration camp.
1993
The Great Flood of 1993 on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers ends, the worst US flood since 1927.
1996
Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
2001
US invasion of Afghanistan in reaction to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 begins; it will become the longest war in US history.
2003
California voters remove Democratic governor Gray Davis from office in the state's first successful recall of a sitting governor (only the second successful recall of a governor in US history); a Republican candidate, bodybuilder/actor Arnold Schwarzenegger wins the election to replace Davis 17 days later.
2023
Hamas launches a major air and ground attack on Israel from Gaza, killing over a thousand people and taking hundreds of hostages, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare "We are at war"
Today in History: Born on October 7
1935
Thomas Keneally, novelist, author of Schindler's Ark, the basis for the film Schindler's List.
1952
Vladimir Putin, former prime minister and current (2013) president of Russia.
1955
Yo Yo Ma, cellist.
JOTD
There are two kinds of people in this world...
Avoid both of them.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 6:39 am to Armymann50
Good morning
Posted on 10/7/25 at 10:24 am to Armymann50
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1571
In the last great clash of galleys, the Ottoman navy is defeated at Lepanto, Greece, by a Christian naval coalition under the overall command of Spain's Don Juan de Austria.
The Turkish Navy had been kingpins of the Med for some time, a major reason why the Eastern Roman Empire had collapsed and how the Ottoman were able to invade (unsuccessfully) Italy on several occasions. This effectively ended that.
They were still, by far, the dominant land power in Europe and would be until the famous charge of the Polish Winged Hussars put paid to that and started the long decline of the Turks.
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2023
Hamas launches a major air and ground attack on Israel from Gaza, killing over a thousand people and taking hundreds of hostages, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare "We are at war"
A historian friend and I discussed this the day it happened. We both immediately agreed the Israelis were going to lose their shite and reduce Gaza to rubble. Which, they've preceded to do.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 4:54 pm to kywildcatfanone
KY hope it's raining back home for you. See Louisville was getting poured on.
Still dry AF here in OK.
Still dry AF here in OK.
Posted on 10/7/25 at 11:18 pm to OK Roughneck
2” of rain here-much needed by me but the cotton farmers weren’t digging it too much
Posted on 10/8/25 at 3:49 am to Rockbrc
Today in History: October 8
314 Battle at Cibalae: Roman emperor in the west Constantine the Great beats emperor in the east Licinius
876 Charles the Bald is defeated at the Battle of Andernach.
1862 The Union is victorious at the Battle of Perryville, the largest Civil War combat to take place in Kentucky.
1871 The Great Chicago Fire begins in southwest Chicago, possibly in a barn owned by Patrick and Katherine O'Leary. Fanned by strong southwesterly winds, the flames raged for more than 24 hours, eventually leveling three and a half square miles and wiping out one-third of the city. Approximately 250 people were killed in the fire; 98,500 people were left homeless; 17,450 buildings were destroyed.
1906 Karl Ludwig Nessler first demonstrates a machine in London that puts permenant waves in hair. The client wears a dozen brass curlers, each wearing two pounds, for the six-hour process.
1918 US Army corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132 in the Argonne Forest; promoted to sergeant and awarded US Medal of Honor and French Croix de Guerre.
1919 The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives pass the Volstead Prohibition Enforcement Bill.
1968 U.S. forces in Vietnam launch Operation SEALORDS (South East Asia Lake, Ocean, River and Delta Strategy), an attack on communist supply lines and base areas in and around the Mekong Delta.
1973 In the Yom Kippur War an Israeli armored brigade makes an unsuccessful attack on Egyptian positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal.
2001 US President George W. Bush establishes the Office of Homeland Security.
2020 FBI charge 13 men with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and storm the Michigan Capitol
2023 Israel formally declares war on Hamas as the death toll reaches about 1,100 on both sides and Israel increases airstrikes on Gaza
Born on October 8
1943 Chevy Chase, actor, comedian, known for his roles on Saturday Night Live TV series and comedic movies (National Lampoon's Summer Vacation, Caddyshack).
1948 Johnny Ramone, musician, songwriter, founding member of The Ramones band.
1970 Matt Damon, actor, screenwriter, producer, philanthropist; shared Academy Award and Golden Globe for screenplay Good Will Hunting; appeared in Saving Private Ryan, Invictus.
JOTD
Doctor: You should stop masturbating
Me: Why doc? Is there something wrong?
Doctor: Its making me really uncomfortable
Posted on 10/8/25 at 4:15 am to Armymann50
Good morning
Posted on 10/8/25 at 4:56 am to Rockbrc
Morning all
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:35 am to OK Roughneck
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Still dry AF here in OK
We had a really wet spring, and then in early July it's like someone turned off the faucet, and it hasn't hardly rained all summer.
Drought numbers are updated on Thursday, but as of last week about 95% of Alabama was at least "abnormally dry" and 50% was "moderate to exceptional drought."
It'll presumably be worse when the new data comes out tomorrow.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:49 am to Armymann50
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314 Battle at Cibalae: Roman emperor in the west Constantine the Great beats emperor in the east Licinius
For brief moment the Roman Empire is properly restored. Constantine promptly moves the capital to Byzantium, which he renames Constantinople, and formerly splits the Roman Empire into Western and Eastern halves. Constantine picks the wealthier East to rule.
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1973 In the Yom Kippur War an Israeli armored brigade makes an unsuccessful attack on Egyptian positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal.
For the first, and so far only, time an Arabic army meets the Israelis in open battle and defeats them. The Israelis abandon their head long armored assaults in favor of combined arms to sweep away Egyptian anti tank forces. and turn the tide shortly there after, even landing a small force across the Suez.
Despite the victory the Yom Kippur War was a serious blow to Israel. Egypt had demonstrated that it had the ability to face the Israelis in open battle with success. The next war, and the Israelis knew there would be a sequel soon, might go even worse. Hence the Camp David Peace Accords.
Shockingly, while Egypt blames everything that goes wrong on Israel (literally, including the birth rate slowing down) the Egyptians have turned out to be serious about maintaining the peace. Up to warning the Israelis about the October 7th attacks a full week in advance. That advice was ignored and we know how that has worked out.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 10:57 am to Arksulli
Semi-related, I believe previously we discussed a YT video series that was really good.
Different channel than that one, but I ran across this the other day and thought it was well done:
Different channel than that one, but I ran across this the other day and thought it was well done:
Posted on 10/8/25 at 11:06 am to paperwasp
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Different channel than that one, but I ran across this the other day and thought it was well done:
Thanks! With the History Channel being... well... history... it is hard to find good historical shows. Youtube has them but you have to separate the wheat from the chaff.
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