Welcome to the "On this day in History" thread.
Here you will find the most accurate facts of events that transpired in our past which have shaped the world in which we live today.
All are welcome to participate in this educational thread. The only thread rules are, there are none.
I shall go ahead & start the thread rolling by updating it to today, October 6th, 2010.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
OCT. 1 :
1962: Riots breakout in Mississippi as Alabama wins the "America's most racist state" award. Alabama's victory brought to an end Mississippi's 30-year winning streak.
1998: A children's petting-zoo in a South Chicago Walmart parking lot is destroyed by three US military cruise missiles, and repeated aerial bombardment in an attempt to contain a T-Virus out break.
OFFICIAL REMINDER: September has now ended. It would be an appropriate time for someone to wake-up Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day. WAKE-UP BILLIE!
OCT. 2:
1970: The king of Persia launches a surprise attack on Cuba with their "new & improved" rugs. Castro's army crushes the attack with his combined Pirate & Ninja navy fleet.
1971: Orlando, Florida founded after settlers discover Walt Disney World.
2001: Telegraph service finally reaches West Virginia.
OCT. 3:
1876: Six women are killed in test of the first steam-powered vibrator. It's inventor, Havelock Stumpstine, is never seen again.
1981: Popeye dies of typhoid fever after eating spinach contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
1995: OJ Simpson did it!
OCT: 4:
1870: The great Tomato War begins.
1963: Hippies invent "free love" & smoke pot!
2004: In a desperate bid to diversify it's business Microsoft engineers team-up with students from Wigan University, England, and invent the "Pineapple Chunk"
OCT. 5:
13: Jesus has his first wank.
22: Jesus gets his first home mortgage.
1993: Scientologist revolted. Nobody Cares!
2009: The Space Cow is discovered. The first space cow cheese is made & in stores within four days.
OCT. 6:
5988 BC: Pornography is invented. There are no wars for the next thousand years.
5987 BC: Lesbian porn is invented. The first case of carpal tunnel is documented the same year.
5986 BC: Lotion is invented.
1998: Monkey Butlers are invented, but those damn PETA activists won't let us have any.
2010: Osama Bin Laden is arrested by PETA police for having Monkey Butlers in his cave deep in Afghanistan.
Here you will find the most accurate facts of events that transpired in our past which have shaped the world in which we live today.
All are welcome to participate in this educational thread. The only thread rules are, there are none.
I shall go ahead & start the thread rolling by updating it to today, October 6th, 2010.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
OCT. 1 :
1962: Riots breakout in Mississippi as Alabama wins the "America's most racist state" award. Alabama's victory brought to an end Mississippi's 30-year winning streak.
1998: A children's petting-zoo in a South Chicago Walmart parking lot is destroyed by three US military cruise missiles, and repeated aerial bombardment in an attempt to contain a T-Virus out break.
OFFICIAL REMINDER: September has now ended. It would be an appropriate time for someone to wake-up Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day. WAKE-UP BILLIE!
OCT. 2:
1970: The king of Persia launches a surprise attack on Cuba with their "new & improved" rugs. Castro's army crushes the attack with his combined Pirate & Ninja navy fleet.
1971: Orlando, Florida founded after settlers discover Walt Disney World.
2001: Telegraph service finally reaches West Virginia.
OCT. 3:
1876: Six women are killed in test of the first steam-powered vibrator. It's inventor, Havelock Stumpstine, is never seen again.
1981: Popeye dies of typhoid fever after eating spinach contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
1995: OJ Simpson did it!
OCT: 4:
1870: The great Tomato War begins.
1963: Hippies invent "free love" & smoke pot!
2004: In a desperate bid to diversify it's business Microsoft engineers team-up with students from Wigan University, England, and invent the "Pineapple Chunk"
OCT. 5:
13: Jesus has his first wank.
22: Jesus gets his first home mortgage.
1993: Scientologist revolted. Nobody Cares!
2009: The Space Cow is discovered. The first space cow cheese is made & in stores within four days.
OCT. 6:
5988 BC: Pornography is invented. There are no wars for the next thousand years.
5987 BC: Lesbian porn is invented. The first case of carpal tunnel is documented the same year.
5986 BC: Lotion is invented.
1998: Monkey Butlers are invented, but those damn PETA activists won't let us have any.
2010: Osama Bin Laden is arrested by PETA police for having Monkey Butlers in his cave deep in Afghanistan.