smr-nj Posted January 24 Posted January 24 This thread is really turning out to be so interesting. Thanks 1 Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 More stuff you didn't learn in school.. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-national-memorial-is-ordered-by-congress?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2025-0125|-01252025&om_rid= Quote On January 25, 1776, the Continental Congress authorizes the first national Revolutionary War memorial in honor of Brigadier General Richard Montgomery, who had been killed during an assault on Quebec on December 31, 1775. Montgomery, along with Benedict Arnold, led a two-pronged invasion of Canada in late 1775. Before joining Arnold at Quebec, Montgomery successfully took Montreal. But the Patriot assault on Quebec failed, and Montgomery became one of the first generals of the American Revolution to lose his life on the battlefield. When word of his death reached Philadelphia, Congress voted to create a monument to Montgomery’s memory and entrusted Benjamin Franklin to secure one of France’s best artists to craft it. Franklin hired King Louis XV’s personal sculptor, Jean Jacques Caffieri, to design and build the monument. Upon its completion in 1778, the Montgomery memorial was shipped to America and arrived at Edenton, North Carolina, where it remained for several years. Although originally intended for Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Congress eventually decided to place the memorial in New York City. In 1788, it was installed under the direction of Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant beneath the portico of St. Paul’s Chapel, which served as George Washington’s church during his time in New York as the United States’ first president in 1789, and where it remains to this day. Montgomery’s body, which was originally interred on the site of his death in Quebec, was moved to St. Paul’s in 1818. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social · 13m 25 JANUARY 1775, EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: With the royal governor refusing to call the assembly, a provincial convention meets and endorses the proceedings of the First Continental Congress. 1 Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social · 13m The convention encourages New Hampshire residents to avoid East India Company tea “whenever, and by whatever means it has or may be imported,” to comply with provincial laws and to pay their debts, since the boycott on serving on juries has shut the courts down. 1 Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social Follow Royal governor John Wentworth will report that the convention’s proceedings are “very warm and exceedingly irregular,” with “ev’ry moderate man … silenced.” Main source: Mary Beth Norton, 1774 Quote
smr-nj Posted January 25 Posted January 25 3 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social · 13m 25 JANUARY 1775, EXETER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: With the royal governor refusing to call the assembly, a provincial convention meets and endorses the proceedings of the First Continental Congress. 1 Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social · 13m The convention encourages New Hampshire residents to avoid East India Company tea “whenever, and by whatever means it has or may be imported,” to comply with provincial laws and to pay their debts, since the boycott on serving on juries has shut the courts down. 1 Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social Follow Royal governor John Wentworth will report that the convention’s proceedings are “very warm and exceedingly irregular,” with “ev’ry moderate man … silenced.” Main source: Mary Beth Norton, 1774 Something we’ve all take it for granted, but oh my God, these colonists had to have gigantic sets of balls on them to Wage War against the British empire. It’s kinda hard to believe that they did it, and then they succeeded. But how disappointed so many of them would be with the **** that’s going on right now. Quote
smr-nj Posted January 25 Posted January 25 This is my neighborhood (where I grew up) in the Bronx…. (Eons ago) 👵 I had no idea that the gun Hill Road they’re referring to had a reason why it was called “Gun Hill Road”. Lol. 😂 =============================== January 25th 1777 Americans drag a cannon up a hill of Kingsbridge Road in the Bronx, New York to fight the British, giving added significance to the area's historic name of Greate Gunn Hill; the name of the road was changed to Gun Hill Road in 1875 2 Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 18 minutes ago, smr-nj said: Something we’ve all take it for granted, but oh my God, these colonists had to have gigantic sets of balls on them to Wage War against the British empire. It’s kinda hard to believe that they did it, and then they succeeded. But how disappointed so many of them would be with the **** that’s going on right now. Especially if you come to realize how divided the opinion was in the colonies. Most of the Merchant class still had localities to the crown because that's where the basis of their livelihood came from, supplying high end goods to the owners of large estates. Most of the landowners received their properties from land grants. (I do have one theory, while Washington was not rich (until he married the Widow Custis) me did quite well as a surveyor. I believe he was usually paid in portions of the land he surveyed. Especially since a lot of his clients were probably cash poor. Quote
Tigeraholic1 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Happy 107th birthday to the great Ernie Harwell born January 25th 1918 1 Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 On my way out the door to direct folks to CW. This popped up on my timeline Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 26 JANUARY 1775, LONDON: The House of Commons rejects by a heavy margin a petition from Massachusetts’s agents (Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee and William Bollan) to present the First Continental Congress’s petition to the privy council. Among those who vote against the petition is the backbench MP Lord George Germain. During the debate Germain says he would be happy to hear petitions from America, “but if they resisted for what they call their rights, he would treat them with Roman severity.” https://bsky.app/profile/revwar250.bsky.social/post/3lgnrsgood62p 1 Quote
smr-nj Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Historical? Mmmm.. maybe not, BUT I’m adding this because I can… and I’ve always loved loved loved Paul Newman. ❤️ Yes, he was a really good actor, but I’m admitting to just thinking that he was, and still is, the best looking man… EVER. 😎 2 1 Quote
LaceyLou Posted January 27 Posted January 27 4 hours ago, smr-nj said: Historical? Mmmm.. maybe not, BUT I’m adding this because I can… and I’ve always loved loved loved Paul Newman. ❤️ Yes, he was a really good actor, but I’m admitting to just thinking that he was, and still is, the best looking man… EVER. 😎 One of my favorite movies of all time! Hmm, I knew my brother shares a birthday with Wayne Gretzky, but I didn't know he also shares it with Paul Newman. That's quite a combo! Quote
smr-nj Posted January 27 Posted January 27 19 minutes ago, LaceyLou said: One of my favorite movies of all time! Hmm, I knew my brother shares a birthday with Wayne Gretzky, but I didn't know he also shares it with Paul Newman. That's quite a combo! One of my sisters birthday is today, also. 🙂 1 Quote
LaceyLou Posted January 27 Posted January 27 6 minutes ago, smr-nj said: One of my sisters birthday is today, also. 🙂 Too cool! Two other people at work share my birthday. It's weird because for decades I never met anybody with the same birthday and now all of a sudden I've met quite a few. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 (edited) On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland, freeing the survivors of the network of concentration camps—and finally revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there. Auschwitz was really a group of camps, designated I, II, and III. There were also 40 smaller “satellite” camps. It was at Auschwitz II, at Birkenau, established in October 1941, that the SS created a complex, monstrously orchestrated killing ground: 300 prison barracks; four “bathhouses” in which prisoners were gassed; corpse cellars; and cremating ovens. Thousands of prisoners were also used for medical experiments overseen and performed by the camp doctor, Josef Mengele, the “Angel of Death.” https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-liberate-auschwitz?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2025-0127|-01272025&om_rid= A launch pad fire during Apollo program tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida, kills astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee. An investigation indicated that a faulty electrical wire inside the Apollo 1 command module was the probable cause of the fire. The astronauts, the first Americans to die in a spacecraft, had been participating in a simulation of the Apollo 1launch scheduled for the next month. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/astronauts-die-in-launch-pad-fire Edited January 27 by CMRivdogs 1 Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 (edited) 1973.. The United States, South Vietnam, Viet Cong and North Vietnam formally sign“An Agreement Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam” in Paris. Due to South Vietnam’s unwillingness to recognize the Viet Cong’s Provisional Revolutionary Government, all references to it were confined to a two-party version of the document signed by North Vietnam and the United States—the South Vietnamese were presented with a separate document that did not make reference to the Viet Cong government. This was part of Saigon’s long-time refusal to recognize the Viet Cong as a legitimate participant in the discussions to end the war. The settlement included a cease-fire throughout Vietnam. In addition, the United States agreed to the withdrawal of all U.S. troops and advisors (totaling about 23,700) and the dismantling of all U.S. bases within 60 days. In return, the North Vietnamese agreed to release all U.S. and other prisoners of war. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-peace-accords-signed?cmpid=email-hist-tdih-2025-0127|-01272025&om_rid= Edited January 27 by CMRivdogs 1 Quote
1776 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 January 27, 1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. His music will exceed time itself. 1 Quote
oblong Posted January 27 Posted January 27 20 hours ago, smr-nj said: Historical? Mmmm.. maybe not, BUT I’m adding this because I can… and I’ve always loved loved loved Paul Newman. ❤️ Yes, he was a really good actor, but I’m admitting to just thinking that he was, and still is, the best looking man… EVER. 😎 I won't share a scene from Slap Shot because I can't think of one that's appropriate but I watch this montage from Color Of Money all the time. The other great one, even better than this, is the Werewolves of London scene but that's mostly about Cruise and Scorcese's awesome direction and editing. He totally deserved the Oscar for this, it wasn't a career award, especially when you consider the other nominees. This is a great movie that I suggest you revisit. You get Tom Cruise right before Top Gun. He's raw. 1 Quote
Screwball Posted January 27 Posted January 27 The Color of Money is actually a sequel to the 1961 movie The Hustler with Newman and Jackie Gleason who played Minnasota Fats. Newman played "Fast" Eddie Felson in that movie too. It was a good flick too. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 8 minutes ago, Screwball said: The Color of Money is actually a sequel to the 1961 movie The Hustler with Newman and Jackie Gleason who played Minnasota Fats. Newman played "Fast" Eddie Felson in that movie too. It was a good flick too. Color of Money was more of a romp. The Hustler was one the last of the great US film noir movies. I can't think of a film with more perfect casting, top to bottom. 1 Quote
Screwball Posted January 27 Posted January 27 (edited) 6 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: Color of Money was more of a romp. The Hustler was one the last of the great US film noir movies. I can't think of a film with more perfect casting, top to bottom. Willie Mosconi the great player was the billiard/pool consultant, and also had a cameo roll. The boxer (middleweight champion) Jake LaMotta was the bartender. I have read Gleason did many of his own shots as he was a very accomplished player. You can tell he spent quite a bit of time on the table by the way he held the cue stick. Edited January 27 by Screwball Quote
oblong Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I also love The Hustler. Newman is one of the few actors nominated twice for an Oscar for the same role. Bing Crosby, Peter O'Toole, Al Pacino, Cate Blanchett, Paul Newman, Sylvester Stallone. I love the ending of The Hustler when Eddie tries to leave but George C Scott tells him he owes him money and then Newman goes on his rant. The way Gleason says "you better pay him Eddie" gives an indication he's been down this path himself. I also like the subtle yet important difference between Gleason and Newman. Gleason gets his drinks with ice, Eddie doesn't. Then Gleason goes back and freshens up, ready to pounce on him. It took me a two viewings to appreciate Color Of Money. Gleason was originally going to be in it but he decided not to as he thought it would be a gimmick and not fit in with that story. He was right Quote
oblong Posted January 27 Posted January 27 I know this is repeated info from the other day but today is the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire. They died on the luanch pad during a plugs out test of their hardware. Plugs out means everything is wired up as it would be for a launch. They were having serious communication problems (among many other issues), the last meaningful thing said was Gus Grissom: "How are we gonna go to the moon if we can't talk between 3 buildings?!?" This fire led to many changes in culture at NASA and their contractors and many feel without their sacrifice we would have never landed on the moon because it forced them to change. Something bad would have happened a mission or two later, they would have missed the Kennedy Deadline, and motivation would have ended after that. Gus Grissom was a favorite among NASA, both management and crew (despite what you saw in The Right Stuff movie) and would have been picked to be the first man to walk on the moon if such a thing would have been possible. There was a reason he was to command the first Apollo mission. Ed White was a tremendous athlete, barely missed making the Olympics in hurdles. Strong as an ox and a good family man. Made America's first spacewalk. After his death LBJ insisted on having all 3 funerals at Arlington but Ed wanted to be buried at West Point, his alma mater. After some government hack pushed back on his widow during a phone call fo arrangements, Astronaut Frank Borman got on the phone and said "This is Frank Borman and Ed's going to be buried at West Point" and hung up. His wife never got over the accident, she had bad feelings before it happened, and she committed suicide years later. Roger Chafee never flew into space but he did fly photo missions during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was smart and Gus picked him so that meant something. 1 Quote
Mr.TaterSalad Posted January 27 Posted January 27 (edited) Today marks both Holocaust Rememberence Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. We remember every human being who lost their life and the generations of families who were erased in a matter of years from history. The Holocaust atrocities, committed by the Nazi fascists, is recorded history's most brutal, barbaric, and inhumane act against human beings. The murder and genocide of over 11 million human beings by the Nazis is a wretched evil unlike almost anything else humanity has ever done. The barbarism and acts of cruelty carried out by one human being towards another is almost unfathomable. The depths of the dehumanization and degradation efforts by the Hitler and the Nazis towards Jews, French, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Russians, academics, intellectuals, activists, socialists, and other groups and ethnicities is heartbreaking and stunning. The Holocaust didn't happen over night. It was built up in society for years through many different avenues. Antisemitism, bigotry, branding, intolerance, xenophobic rhetoric, and more were all slowly used to change attitudes, cultural norms, and laws within German society. Dehumanizing these groups of people in the eyes of many German people and casting them as corrupt, dirty, evil, greedy, subhuman, worthless, and more by the Nazis all contributed to points in time that would lead us to the Holocaust. These should all be lessons of history to learn from, reflect on, and feel great shame about. Edited January 27 by Mr.TaterSalad Quote
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