ON this very day, 9 August ...
Aug 9, 2020 06:20:19 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
BC 48 - The outnumbered army of Julius Caeser soundly defeated the army of General Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Pompey the Great, at the Battle of Pharsalus, the deciding battle of the Roman Civil War.
AD 1898 - Rudolf Diesel of Germany gains the patent internal combustion engine which later became known as the diesel engine.
AD 1925 - Bobby Veach of the NEW YORK YANKEES became the only person to ever pinch hit for George Herman 'BABE' Ruth. Veach hit a fly ball out.
AD 1898 - Rudolf Diesel of Germany gains the patent internal combustion engine which later became known as the diesel engine.
AD 1925 - Bobby Veach of the NEW YORK YANKEES became the only person to ever pinch hit for George Herman 'BABE' Ruth. Veach hit a fly ball out.
Aug 9, 2020 06:22:10 #
Aug 9, 2020 06:39:35 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
The atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945.Three days after the Hiroshima bomb. It caused the surrender of Japan.
Aug 9, 2020 07:06:28 #
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Aug 9, 2020 16:12:14 #
Just curious, why in the world would you have somebody pinch hit for Babe Ruth? Were the Yankees up by a dozen?
Aug 9, 2020 16:25:58 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
SteveR wrote:
Just curious, why in the world would you have somebody pinch hit for Babe Ruth? Were the Yankees up by a dozen?
I’ve often wondered why.
My guess is that it was due to the feud Ruth had with Miller Huggins.
Aug 9, 2020 20:52:58 #
mas24 wrote:
The atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945.Three days after the Hiroshima bomb. It caused the surrender of Japan.
In mention of Hiroshima three days ago, the OP said he was trying to avoid obvious and depressing events.
Aug 10, 2020 05:34:38 #
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Aug 10, 2020 06:28:44 #
jerseymike wrote:
He is unto Himself.
What exactly does that mean then is he an orphan
Aug 10, 2020 06:37:57 #
Bob Smith wrote:
What exactly does that mean then is he an orphan
Now you being contrary. If that floats your boat...so be it.
Aug 10, 2020 06:43:35 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Bob Smith wrote:
What exactly does that mean then is he an orphan
jerseymike wrote:
Now you being contrary. If that floats your boat...so be it.
Please don't troll this into the attic.
These threads are meant to be informative and somewhat light, if you wish to promote or force your own religious beliefs please do so elsewhere.
Aug 10, 2020 07:25:18 #
LWW wrote:
BC 48 - The outnumbered army of Julius Caeser soundly defeated the army of General Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Pompey the Great, at the Battle of Pharsalus, the deciding battle of the Roman Civil War.
AD 1898 - Rudolf Diesel of Germany gains the patent internal combustion engine which later became known as the diesel engine.
AD 1925 - Bobby Veach of the NEW YORK YANKEES became the only person to ever pinch hit for George Herman 'BABE' Ruth. Veach hit a fly ball out.
AD 1898 - Rudolf Diesel of Germany gains the patent internal combustion engine which later became known as the diesel engine.
AD 1925 - Bobby Veach of the NEW YORK YANKEES became the only person to ever pinch hit for George Herman 'BABE' Ruth. Veach hit a fly ball out.
So, did Rudolf invent diesel fuel first??
Aug 10, 2020 07:30:51 #
LWW wrote:
Please don't troll this into the attic.
These threads are meant to be informative and somewhat light, if you wish to promote or force your own religious beliefs please do so elsewhere.
These threads are meant to be informative and somewhat light, if you wish to promote or force your own religious beliefs please do so elsewhere.
Troll?? How the hell do you get .."Troll" out of that?? Toughen up. OOPPS is that trolling??
I responded nothing more. Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill. Why didn't you make the same comment to the other person??
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