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Posted on 10/16/24 at 3:09 pm to Armymann50
Posted on 10/16/24 at 3:09 pm to Armymann50
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Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Roman Empire
To say the western Roman Empire was on its last legs is actually too optimistic a view. Avitus had been proclaimed Emperor by the Visigoths but he held the throne for only about a year before Ricimer defeated him.
Ricimer held power through a series of very short lived "Emperors", discarding them the minute things went badly and replacing them with someone else. Unbelievably Ricimer managed to instill something vaguely resembling order within the crumbling WRE... until he utterly screwed things up.
The Vandals had conquered North Africa and Ricimer worked out a deal with the ERE for a joint invasion to retake the whole of North Africa. And they lost. Badly. Very badly. The ERE was crippled for a couple of decades, and Rome? Rome was screwed. The campaign cost them the last of their military reserves and financial resources. Ricimer died soon after and Rome began its last decade before being divided up by the Germanic conquerors.
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Posted on 10/17/24 at 3:55 am to Arksulli
Today in History: October 17
415
Jewish autonomy in Palestine ended by the Romans and Raban Gamliel forced from office
1244
The Sixth Crusade ends when an Egyptian-Khwarismian force almost annihilates the Frankish army at Gaza.
1346
Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years
1777
British Maj. Gen. John Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 men at Saratoga, N.Y.
1877
Brigadier General Alfred Terry meets with Sitting Bull in Canada to discuss the Indians' return to the United States.
1933
Due to rising anti-Semitism and anti-intellectualism in Hitler's Germany, Albert Einstein immigrates to the United States. He makes his new home in Princeton, N.J.
1943
Burma Railway built by Allied POWs and Asian laborers is completed for use by the Japanese army
1956
The nuclear power station Calder Hall is opened in Britain. Calder Hall is the first nuclear station to feed an appreciable amount of power into a civilian network.
2003
Taipei 101 is completed in Taipei, becoming the world's tallest high-rise.
2020
Chicago declared the 'rattiest city' in America for the sixth year in a row by pest control service Orkin
2023 India's Supreme Court rules against legalising same-sex marriage and adoption for queer couples
Today in History: Born on October 17
1918
Rita Hayworth, film actress.
1938
Evel Knievel, U.S. daredevil motorcycle stunt man.
1958
Alan Jackson, country singer with over 60 million records sold worldwide; his many awards include 2 Grammys and 16 Country Music Association awards; "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning"; "Don't Rock the Jukebox."
JOTD
A 70-year-old woman chose to remain overnight in a costly hotel as a treat for her birthday.
The following morning, she was appalled when the desk clerk gave her a bill for $250.00. She requested to know why the charge was too high.
"It's a nice hotel, but the rooms certainly aren't worth $250.00 for just an overnight stay! I didn't even have breakfast," she told the clerk.
The clerk clarified that $250.00 is the standard rate. At that point, the older lady insisted on talking with the manager.
The manager showed up and explained that the hotel "has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center which are available for use."
"But I didn't use them," the old woman said.
"Well, they are here, and you could have," he replied.
The manager proceeded with that she could likewise have seen one of the in-hotel shows for which the hotel is famous.
"We have the best entertainers from the world over performing here," he said.
"But I didn't go to any of those shows," she said.
The manager replied, "Well, we have them, and you could have."
Regardless of what facility he recommended, the older lady would just answer, "But I didn't use it!"
The manager then countered with his standard reaction. After several minutes of contending with him, she chose to pay.
The manager was shocked when she gave the check to him. "But madam, this check is for only $50.00," he said.
"That is right. I charged you $200.00 for sleeping with me," the old lady replied.
"But I didn't!" the manager shouted.
"Well, too bad, I was here, and you could have."
Posted on 10/17/24 at 4:24 am to Armymann50
Morning all
Posted on 10/17/24 at 4:58 am to kywildcatfanone
Good morning
Posted on 10/17/24 at 6:37 am to Armymann50
Good morning guys! <3
Posted on 10/17/24 at 7:53 am to Lexag
Morning
Posted on 10/17/24 at 8:17 am to Armymann50
It's colder than a... it's colder than a...
Posted on 10/18/24 at 4:01 am to paperwasp
Lead Story
1867 U.S. takes possession of Alaska
American Revolution
1767 Mason and Dixon draw a line
Automotive
1933 R. Buckminster Fuller tries to patent his Dymaxion Car
Civil War
1863 General Sickles visits his troops
Cold War
1989 East Germany and Hungary move toward democracy
Crime
1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono arrested for drug possession
Disaster
1998 Pipeline explosions kills 700 in Nigeria
General Interest
1469 Ferdinand and Isabella marry
1860 Peking’s Summer Palace destroyed
1898 U.S. takes control of Puerto Rico
1931 Edison dies
Hollywood
1988 Roseanne debuts
Literary
1951 Terry McMillan is born
Music
1974 Soul singer Al Green is attacked in his own bathtub
Old West
1867 The United States formally takes possession of
Alaska from Russia
Presidential
1962 JFK records his impressions of secret meetings
Sports
1977 Mr. October hits three homers in three swings
Vietnam War
1955 Emperor Bao Dai attempts to dismiss Diem
1968 Stock market soars with rumors of bombing halt in Vietnam
World War I
1915 Third Battle of the Isonzo
World War II
1942 Vice Admiral Halsey named new commander of the South Pacific
JOTD
Today is the Grand Opening of the new Lego Store.
People are lined up for blocks.
Posted on 10/18/24 at 4:50 am to Armymann50
Morning all
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:05 am to kywildcatfanone
Good morning
Posted on 10/18/24 at 6:35 am to kywildcatfanone
Good morning guys!
Posted on 10/18/24 at 9:03 am to Armymann50
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1898 U.S. takes control of Puerto Rico
What the hell do we do with our territories has been a vexing problem for over 100 years now. Puerto Ricans are completely, 100%, US citizens. They just can't vote in Federal elections while living in Puerto Rico. Oddly enough, our nation's capital of DC falls into the same boat. All of our other overseas territories are similar.
Except for American Samoa where you kinda aren't but kinda are a US citizen.It's complicated but seems quite rude considering that Samoans make up a respectable chunk of the US military despite their tiny population.
Puerto Rico and the various territories may or may not compete in the Olympics (mostly its a matter of qualifying and money)... Puerto Rico always does but again, it is an island populated by US citizens technically.
The obvious solution, which has been proposed for a century now in various forms, is to formally bring those territories into the US. Puerto Rico would become a state, Samoa and the other Micronesia states either become a state or get rolled over into Hawaii (the original idea for making Hawaii a state was to include all the various smaller islands into it). And this idea has never passed even casual assessment.
Basically no political party wants to admit new states that might tip the political balance. Early on the Democrats were dead set against it. Today the Republicans are willing to die on this hill to prevent it. And so the territories just sort of exist.
Other former colonial powers are stuck with this issue as well. There is a small island off the coast of Canada that is technically a part of Paris, France. The UK has scattered territories all over the place. Nobody has quite figured out what the hell do we do now with these places?
Posted on 10/18/24 at 10:27 am to Armymann50
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He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. — Proverbs 10:17
He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. — Proverbs 10:17
Posted on 10/19/24 at 4:15 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Today in History: October 19
202 BC Battle of Zama: Hannibal Barca and the Carthaginian army are defeated by Roman legions under Scipio Africanus, ending 2nd Punic War
0439
The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.
1216
King John of England dies at Newark and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.
1739
England declares war on Spain over borderlines in Florida. The War is known as the War of Jenkins' Ear because the Spanish coast guards cut off the ear of British seaman Robert Jenkins.
1781
Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrenders to George Washington and Count de Rochambeau at Yorktown, Va. Cornwallis surrenders 7,157 troops, including sick and wounded, and 840 sailors, along with 244 artillery pieces. Losses in this battle had been light on both sides. The Revolutionary War is effectively ended.
1917
The first doughnut is fried by Salvation Army volunteer women for American troops in France during World War I.
1954
Egypt and Britain conclude a pact on the Suez Canal, ending 72 years of British military occupation. Britain agrees to withdraw its 80,000-man force within 20 months, and Egypt agrees to maintain freedom of canal navigation.
1960
Canada and the United States agree to undertake a joint Columbia River project to provide hydroelectric power and flood control.
1973
President Richard Nixon rejects an Appeals Court demand to turn over the Watergate tapes.
1987
In retaliation for Iranian attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf, the U. S. navy disables three of Iran's offshore oil platforms.
1988
British government bans TV and radio interviews with members of Irish political group Sinn Fein and 11 paramilitary groups.
2003
Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II for her work among "the poorest of the poor" in India.
2005
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's trail for crimes against humanity begins in Baghdad.
2015
US scientists from University of California find evidence life on earth may have begun 4.1 billion years ago, 300 million earlier than previously thought
2020
Irish government moves country to highest level of COVID-19 restrictions amid rising cases
2021
Moscow's mayor orders unvaccinated people over 60 years to stay home for four months amid a worsening COVID-19 crisis
Today in History: Born on October 19
1817
Tom Taylor, British playwright whose play Our American Cousin was being performed at Ford's Theater when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1932
Robert Reed, actor; best known for his role as Mike Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch, he received Emmy nominations for his appearances in Medical Center, Rich Man, Poor Man, and Roots.
1945
John Lithgow, actor (The World According to Garp; Terms of Endearment; 3rd Rock from the Sun TV sitcom).
1945
Jeannie C. Riley, country and gospel singer, whose 1968 hit "Harper Valley PTA" (penned by Tom T. Hall) reached No. 1 on both the Pop and Country charts of Billboard magazine.
1948
Patrick Simmons, guitarist and vocalist for The Doobie Brothers band.
1962
Evander Holyfield, professional boxer; held Undisputed World Champion title in both cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions; known as "The Real Deal." In a 1997 bout, challenger Mike Tyson bit off part of one of Holyfield's ears.
JOTD
Who designed the human body?
Three engineering students were gathered together discussing the possible designers of the human body.
One said, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints!"
Another said, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical connections."
The last one said, "No, actually it had to have been a civil engineer. Who else would run a toxic waste pipeline through the recreational area?"
Posted on 10/19/24 at 4:29 am to Armymann50
Morning all
Posted on 10/19/24 at 6:05 am to kywildcatfanone
Good morning
Posted on 10/19/24 at 6:33 am to Armymann50
It’s 55 here right now. Birdie said it’s time to tinkle. So I’m on the porch with the dogs.
Posted on 10/20/24 at 4:27 am to Lexag
Today in History: October 20
480 BC for Krad
Greeks defeat the Persians in a naval battle at Salamis.
1818
The United States and Britain establish the 49th Parallel as the boundary between Canada and the United States.
1903
The Joint Commission, set up on January 24 by Great Britain and the United States to arbitrate the disputed Alaskan boundary, rules in favor of the United States. The deciding vote is Britain's, which embitters Canada. The United States gains ports on the panhandle coast of Alaska.
1944 US forces under General Douglas MacArthur return to the Philippines with the landing of the US 6th army on Leyte
1968
Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis.
1973
Arab oil-producing nations ban oil exports to the United States, following the outbreak of Arab-Israeli war.
1977
Charter plane crashes in Mississippi, killing three members of popular Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, along with their assistant road manager, the pilot and co-pilot.
1991
Oakland Hills firestorm destroys nearly 3,500 homes and apartments and kills 25 people.
2011
In the Libyan civil war, rebels capture deposed dictator Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte, killing him soon afterward.
2021
Brazilian Senate inquiry finds President Bolsonaro should face series of criminal charges, including crimes against humanity, for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic
2022
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her intention to resign, after 44 days in office, making her term shortest in country's history
2023
US Army veteran John Gojmerac (99) is awarded France's Medal of Honor for his service in WWII by Consul General of France Jérémie Robert, in a ceremony at the VFW Post in Tonawanda, New York; Gojmerac repaired phone lines needed for military communications, and captured German soldiers who were damaging them
Today in History: Born on October 20
1931
Mickey Mantle, baseball great who played for the New York Yankees
1948
Tom Petty, singer, songwriter, musician; lead singer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a founder of the Traveling Wilburys and Mudcrutch bands; inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2002.
1971
Snoop Dogg (Calvin Broadus, Jr.), rapper, songwriter, actor; his debut album, Doggy style, came in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot R&B / Hip-Hop charts.
JOTD
A mom visits her son for dinner who lives with a girl as a roommate.
During his meal, his mother couldn't help but notice how pretty his roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two and this had only made her more curious. Over the course of the evening while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there's more between him and his roommate.
Reading his mom's thought, his son volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking, but I assure you, we are just roommates."
About a week later, his roommate came to him saying, "Ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the silver plate. You don't suppose your mother took it, do you?"
He said, "Well I doubt it, but l'll email her just to be sure! He sat down and wrote, Dear mom, After your visit me, the silver plate has been missing. "I'm not saying that you did take the silver plate from my house, and I'm not saying that you don't take it, but the fact remains that it has been missing ever since you were here for dinner.
Love,
Your son."
Several days later, he received an email from his mother which read: "Dear Son, I'm not saying that you do sleep with your roommate, and I'm not saying that you don't sleep with her: but the fact remains that if she was sleeping in her OWN bed, she would have found the silver plate by now, under her pillow.
Love,
Mom"
Posted on 10/20/24 at 5:20 am to Armymann50
Morning all
Posted on 10/20/24 at 6:55 am to kywildcatfanone
Good morning
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