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Oct 7, 2020 08:42:09   #
LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America
 
AD 1975 - The UNITED STATES decides that it will not deport John Winston Lennon over a 1968 conviction in the UNITED KINGDOM for possession of marijuana.

AD 1882 - In the first 'WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES' game 2 the the CHICAGO WHITE STOCKINGS of the NATIONAL LEAGUE defeat the CINCINNATI RED STOCKING of the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION by a score of 2-0 at the BANK STREET GROUNDS in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The series ends when Cincinnati is threatened with expulsion by the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION for playing non sanctioned games, the RED STOCKINGS had been expelled from the NATIONAL LEAGUE at the end 1880 for selling beer at games and using their home field for exhibition games against local amateurs on Sundays.

AD 1806 - Ralph Wedgwood is granted a patent for carbon paper under the 'STATUTE of MONOPOLIES' in England.

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Oct 7, 2020 09:24:17   #
donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl
 
Oh Woopi.....................................

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Oct 7, 2020 09:54:04   #
LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America
 
donrent wrote:
Oh Woopi.....................................


Glad you enjoyed it, as always I thank you for your support.

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Oct 7, 2020 13:43:03   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
donrent wrote:
Oh Woopi.....................................


'bout as exciting as floating down a canal on a pontoon boat, eh, Don?

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Oct 8, 2020 06:30:59   #
jerryroelk Loc: Lehigh Acres, FL
 
I like these daily history facts. Keep them coming.

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Oct 8, 2020 06:31:11   #
jerryroelk Loc: Lehigh Acres, FL
 
I like these daily history facts. Keep them coming.

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Oct 9, 2020 07:18:03   #
LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America
 
Thanks.

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