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1522: The Victoria, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Megellan's expedition, returns to Spain, becoming the first ship to circumnavigate the world.
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Proclivities
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Sep 5, 2013 - 5:57am |
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1977: Voyager I is launched
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Sep 5, 2013 - 5:54am |
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1882: The first Labor Day parade in the country is held in New York City
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Sep 5, 2013 - 5:53am |
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1836: Sam Houston is elected first President of the Republic of Texas
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aflanigan
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Sep 4, 2013 - 12:36pm |
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black321 wrote: spoiler
I know, what a killjoy, right? The cool thing is, sometimes reality is even weirder than legend/myth. Mark Twain said, "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." Think about how unusual it was that this free black woman, born in New Haven, CT prior to the civil war, had the gumption to go work for a man who lived in the deep South, where slavery existed. I don't think I would have had the guts to do that if I were an African-American. She ends up being captured, not by bounty hunters seeking to pass her off as a fugitive slave, but by a Mexican General.
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black321
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Sep 4, 2013 - 11:20am |
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aflanigan wrote:The song was definitely copyrighted in 1858, and a houskeeper named Emily was captured by Santa Ana's army. Beyond that, this seems to be pure mythmaking. Emily D. West was not a slave, but a hired housekeeper. It's highly unlikely she even knew where Sam Houston was in order to be able to send someone to alert him. There's no real evidence that the mulatto Rose of the song was based on Emily West. Makes for a nice story, though. spoiler
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aflanigan
Location: At Sea Gender:
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Sep 4, 2013 - 11:13am |
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black321 wrote:On this day in 1858, a man in New York City was granted a copyright on a song. While there was nothing unusual about a New York man writing a song, this case was a bit different. Most folks think this guy didn't write the song (it had probably been sung for ten years or more). Secondly, it seemed to refer to a non-existent flower. The name of the song was…."The Yellow Rose of Texas" and there was no yellow rose native to Texas. That's because the song was about a girl (er...a woman) not a flower.
The song was about a beautiful young slave named Emily Morgan. She was, in the words of those times, a mixed-race with rather fair complexion, a combination which in those pre-Civil War days was called a high yellow.
When General Santa Ana set out to crush Sam Houston and the Texas rebellion, he overran the plantation of James Morgan. He noticed Emily's stunning beauty and carried the young slave off with him to be his "companion" for the campaign. Santa Ana fancied himself a great lover and set up an opulent "love tent" each evening.
When Santa Ana was preparing for what he hoped would be the decisive battle, Emily sent another slave to warn Sam Houston. Then she kept Santa Ana busy through the evening and through much of the next morning. That gave Houston enough time to launch a surprise attack and decimate the Mexican Army in less than 20 minutes. Santa Ana was so surprised he ran from his tent wearing only his underwear.
For the next decade, the Yellow Rose of Texas became celebrated in song.
The song was definitely copyrighted in 1858, and a houskeeper named Emily was captured by Santa Anna's army. Beyond that, this seems to be pure mythmaking. Emily D. West was not a slave, but a hired housekeeper. It's highly unlikely she even knew where Sam Houston was in order to be able to send someone to alert him. There's no real evidence that the mulatto Rose of the song was based on Emily West. Makes for a nice story, though.
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black321
Location: An earth without maps Gender:
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Sep 4, 2013 - 7:55am |
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On this day in 1858, a man in New York City was granted a copyright on a song. While there was nothing unusual about a New York man writing a song, this case was a bit different. Most folks think this guy didn't write the song (it had probably been sung for ten years or more). Secondly, it seemed to refer to a non-existent flower. The name of the song was…."The Yellow Rose of Texas" and there was no yellow rose native to Texas. That's because the song was about a girl (er...a woman) not a flower.
The song was about a beautiful young slave named Emily Morgan. She was, in the words of those times, a mixed-race with rather fair complexion, a combination which in those pre-Civil War days was called a high yellow.
When General Santa Ana set out to crush Sam Houston and the Texas rebellion, he overran the plantation of James Morgan. He noticed Emily's stunning beauty and carried the young slave off with him to be his "companion" for the campaign. Santa Ana fancied himself a great lover and set up an opulent "love tent" each evening.
When Santa Ana was preparing for what he hoped would be the decisive battle, Emily sent another slave to warn Sam Houston. Then she kept Santa Ana busy through the evening and through much of the next morning. That gave Houston enough time to launch a surprise attack and decimate the Mexican Army in less than 20 minutes. Santa Ana was so surprised he ran from his tent wearing only his underwear.
For the next decade, the Yellow Rose of Texas became celebrated in song.
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Steve
Location: Around My Corner... and Up Yours Gender:
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Sep 4, 2013 - 7:08am |
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Sep 4, 2013 - 6:17am |
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1998: Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University.
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RASPUTIN
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Sep 4, 2013 - 6:16am |
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Red_Dragon wrote:1888: George Eastman registers the trademark "Kodak" and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
Two hours later he was arrested for trying to get "dirty" pictures of his wife developed at the drug store.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Sep 4, 2013 - 6:15am |
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1972: Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Sep 4, 2013 - 6:14am |
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1957: Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Sep 4, 2013 - 6:12am |
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1888: George Eastman registers the trademark "Kodak" and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Sep 3, 2013 - 6:22am |
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301: San Marino is founded
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DaveInSaoMiguel
Location: No longer in a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA Gender:
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Aug 31, 2013 - 10:31am |
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Aug 30, 2013 - 5:56am |
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1984: The space shuttle Discovery is launched on its maiden voyage
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Red_Dragon
Location: Dumbf*ckistan
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Aug 30, 2013 - 5:55am |
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1967: Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice
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Coaxial
Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas Gender:
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Aug 29, 2013 - 7:03am |
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buzz wrote: who the f**k knows. there's progress and its getting close, but its one delay after another. we picked out 2 pieces of marble for the threshold of the shower and the window sill. the shower piece broke on a fault line yesterday. a very necessary part for the handheld sprayer is not included with the sprayer, but the company doesnt tell you that until you open the box and read the instructions. sh*t like that for 3 weeks. holiday weekend coming up and then i go back to work on tues. im hoping it will be done for christmas.
Sounds like quite the cluster f*uck...Not only the delays but to have people going in and out of your space for such a long time...Sorry it has been such a comedy of errors, hope they get it finished soon.
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