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27 Oct 2006, 4:18 pm

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October 14 1066 AD werbert defeated werbert in the Battle of Werberts.

September 1 1939 one winged angel invaded webert and holy food war 2 began.

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27 Oct 2006, 4:35 pm

On May 15, 1972, the island of Okinawa once again became part of Japan. (Though there is still a US Military base located there.)

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27 Oct 2006, 4:44 pm

Tuesday, November 10, 1970- American rapper Warren G was born
My boyfriend too!

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27 Oct 2006, 4:49 pm

November 20, 1973 the songwriter Allan Sherman died of emphysema. He wrote the immortal "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah."

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27 Oct 2006, 6:35 pm

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Tuesday, November 10, 1970- American rapper Warren G was born
My boyfriend too!

Warren G is your boyfriend? I loved "Regulate"

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27 Oct 2006, 7:10 pm

Shall we bring him before to do a command performance, Yer chocyBishopric??????

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27 Oct 2006, 7:12 pm

On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Cleveland.

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27 Oct 2006, 7:22 pm

The Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup - later known as the Stanley Cup - was first presented in 1893 to the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (AAA's) by virtue of their 7-1 record as Canadian amateur champions.
The Montreal AAA also won the first Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup championship series the following year, beating the Ottawa Capitals 3-1, in the very first Cup game, on 22 March 1894, and winning the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association tournament 3 games to 2.

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27 Oct 2006, 8:18 pm

In 1776, the Battle of White Plains was fought during the Revolutionary War, resulting in a limited British victory.

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27 Oct 2006, 8:21 pm

26 January 1945 the Soviet Army reached Tolkemit at the Baltic Sea, cutting of East Prussia from the rest of the German Empire.

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27 Oct 2006, 8:35 pm

The Boston Molasses Disaster occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. A large molasses (treacle) tank burst and a wave of molasses ran through the streets at an estimated 35 MPH (56 km/h), killing twenty-one and injuring 150 others.

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27 Oct 2006, 8:37 pm

yesterday

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28 Oct 2006, 3:37 am

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yesterday

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Czechoslovakia Gains Independence (1918)
The creation of Czechoslovakia was the culmination of the long struggle of the Czechs against their Austrian rulers. Benefiting from a liberal, democratic constitution, the new republic appeared to have a bright future. Yet the new state was far from being a stable unit. With its antagonistic and nationalistic ethnic elements, it reflected the inherent weakness of the Hapsburg empire.

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28 Oct 2006, 3:44 am

January 1, 1993 Czechoslovakia splits into two countries.

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28 Oct 2006, 3:49 am

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January 1, 1993 Czechoslovakia splits into two countries.

October 28, 2006, the former Czechoslovakia further splits into 4 countries: The Cz Republic, Ech-a-Skech, Slov, which is a very lazy country, and Kia, internationally renowned as a car-exporting country.

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28 Oct 2006, 3:54 am

Pontius Pilate as born in modern day Scotland.

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