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ok heres a thread for those who want to share what happened in history this day in history.  any time period, but it must have happened the day of the post some time way back when.

i will add plenty of things for the last week:
Dec. 23, 1941-battle of wake island
Dec. 1, 1941- CAP founded
Dec. 17 1903-wright brothers first flight
(some time around christmas 1944)- battle of the bulge
Dec. 1, 1942-CAP cadet ranks founded

heres more:
Jan 3, 1944-"Pappy" Boyington is shot down

January 16, 1945 Adolf Hitler moves to his under ground bunker, the so called Fuhrerbunker.

January 16, 1991 Operation Desert Storm begins the effort to remove Saddam Heussien's Military forces from Kuwait.

January 16, 2003 The space shuttle Columbia departs on it's final voyage, and is completely destroyed upon re-entry 16 days later.

Contrary to popular belief among the education "experts" history did not start at the beginning of the 20th century.
Here's a few examples for today's date, 16th January. (The tems in brackets refer to various resources.)

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The Universe, World, and Recorded History began on a particular day in March, 1953.  All the rest is pure sepculation and a fruit of my limitless imagination.  Nobody, Nothing has any existence save that I imagine it so.

The Universe, World, and Recorded History began on a particular day in March, 1953.

This can only mean one thing. You are younger than I thought.

Contrary to popular belief among the education "experts" history did not start at the beginning of the 20th century.

According to the National Curriculum when I went through school a few years back, history stopped in 1899 except for The depression/prohibition and the Holocaust. The two World Wars apparently never happened, or anything else in the 20th century for that matter. Then again in the Uk one is not allowed to say anything that may offend anyone...

Not brilliant?

Charlie

January 17

0355 - Death of St Anthony of Egypt founder of Christian monasticism
1746 - Battle of Falkirk Scotland
1773 - Capt James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66

This can only mean one thing. You are younger than I thought.

No, it means that I am younger than I have imagined you to think I am.

No, it means that I am younger than I have imagined you to think I am.

Or younger than be assumes you imagine he thinks you are!!  

(Sorry, couldn't help it )  ;)

No, it means that I am younger than I have imagined you to think I am.

I know your game. You're out to confuse me. Unfortunately, this is not difficult these days. I'm usually confused enough to start with.

PS. I know what I thought you thought I thought but this wasn't what you thought I thought you thought.

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Or younger than be assumes you imagine he thinks you are!!