IUFLA Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, mrflynn03 said: Challenger explosion Never heard about this before https://www.npr.org/2021/03/07/974534021/remembering-allan-mcdonald-he-refused-to-approve-challenger-launch-exposed-cover? One of those "I remember where I was" moments in history... Playing pick-up basketball in the Scott AFB main gym... Edited March 9, 2021 by IUFLA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted March 11, 2021 Report Share Posted March 11, 2021 Happy 81st Chuck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Seeking6 Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 On this day in history. Kurt Cobain died. 27 years ago. Remember being at the Union on campus as news broke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: On this day in history. Kurt Cobain died. 27 years ago. Remember being at the Union on campus as news broke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Seeing as I live just 2 miles from his Little White House. 1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Ga., at age 63; he is succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Drroogh said: Seeing as I live just 2 miles from his Little White House. 1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Ga., at age 63; he is succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman Isn't today the day the Civil War started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 26 minutes ago, rico said: Isn't today the day the Civil War started? Yes. The Confederate army attacked Ft Sumter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Drroogh said: Yes. The Confederate army attacked Ft Sumter. We visited Fort Sumter/Fort Moultrie about ten years ago. It was really a cool experience. It seemed smaller than you would expect when you read about it in a history book. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Drroogh said: Seeing as I live just 2 miles from his Little White House. 1945: President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Ga., at age 63; he is succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman I always thought FDR appeared older than 63. My wife says it has a lot to do with how people dressed at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 3 hours ago, rico said: Isn't today the day the Civil War started? Haven't you heard? That's been cancelled... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 On this day in history in 1963 Pete Rose got his 1st hit, 8n 1984 on this day he got his 4000th hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Billingsley99 said: On this day in history in 1963 Pete Rose got his 1st hit, 8n 1984 on this day he got his 4000th hit He got the nickname "Charlie Hustle" from Whitey Ford and Micky Mantle in spring training... And it wasn't a compliment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: He got the nickname "Charlie Hustle" from Whitey Ford and Micky Mantle in spring training... And it wasn't a compliment... Yes he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Lincoln was shot...the Titanic sank....The Grapes Of Wrath by Steinbeck was published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, jv1972iu said: Lincoln was shot...the Titanic sank....The Grapes Of Wrath by Steinbeck was published. Soooo, not a very good day in history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, rico said: Soooo, not a very good day in history? Yeah...kinda dark from a big picture point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted April 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 minute ago, jv1972iu said: Yeah...kinda dark from a big picture point of view. Yeah, nothing good in those 3. Lots of death and misery. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, rico said: Yeah, nothing good in those 3. Lots of death and misery. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day? You gotta always hope...that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 80 years ago today, this man was born. A couple of hours after birth, he placed his first bet, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 This date in 1947 Jackie Robinson plays his 1st game reaches on an error and scores the go ahead run. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) On this day NASA's little helicopter Ingenuity makes a successful first flight off the surface of Mars. Amazing feat! Flight lasted approximately 30 seconds as Ingenuity rose to about 10' off Mars surface, turned around and then landed. Took three hours for visual confirmation, both a photo of the helicopter's shadow and a video taken by the Mars landing vehicle Perseverance. Edited April 19, 2021 by jv1972iu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 April 19, 1775 the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Revolutionary war begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted April 20, 2021 Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 April 20 1999 I was sitting in my classroom as a student teacher at Edgewood High School when news broke of the Columbine School shooting. Terrible day in US history 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Happy Birthday to the "Say hey" Kid....Willie Mays. Oldest living member of MLB HOF at 90 years young. 😊 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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