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Sep 1, 2020 06:45:36 #

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

AD 1922 - New York City, New York ;aw requires that all pool rooms change their name to billiards rooms.

AD 1890 - In the first triple header is American cricket (BASEBALL) history the BROOKLYN BRIDEGROOMS sweep the PITTSBURGH ALLEGHENYS by scores of 10-9, 3-2 and 8-4.

AD 1862 - The first federal tax on tobacco is levied.

Sep 1, 2020 07:49:16 #

lsaguy Loc: Udall, KS, USA

Add; AD 1939 Germany invades Poland and starts World War II.

Sep 1, 2020 13:02:27 #

SteveR Loc: Michigan

LWW wrote:

One of Ernie Banks' likeminded predecessors must have been on one of the teams and said, "Let's play three!!"

Sep 1, 2020 13:04:46 #

SteveR Loc: Michigan

lsaguy wrote:

Add; AD 1939 Germany invades Poland and starts World War II.

Certainly most memorable. Imagine if Germany had directed its energies positively.

Sep 2, 2020 07:34:36 #

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

SteveR wrote:

One of Ernie Banks' likeminded predecessors must have been on one of the teams and said, "Let's play three!!"

Sep 2, 2020 14:41:38 #

rightofattila

And the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the East. England and France did not declare war on the USSR because they did not have an agreement with Poland to protect them against an invasion from the east. The USSR agreed to the Nuremburg trials only if their invasions of Finland and Poland were not counted as crimes against peace.

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