Happy birthday to EddieNMiami! I was waiting for Mel to do it for him, but she's banned atm. :o
To celebrate December 4, lets look back at past events that happened on this date:
306 - Martyrdom of Saint Barbara
771 - Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne King of the now complete Frankish Kingdom.
1110 - First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon.
1259 - Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
1563 - The final session of the Council of Trent is held (it opened on December 13, 1545).
1619 - 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas).
1674 - Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago, Illinois).
1676 - Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt.
1783 - At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell.
1791 - The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
1829 - In the face of fierce opposition, British governor Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that all who abetted suttee in India were guilty of culpable homicide.
1864 - American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea - At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta, Georgia. Union forces did suffer more than three times the Confederate casualties, however.
1867 - Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).
1872 - The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia (the ship had been abandoned for 9 days but was only slightly damaged).
1875 - Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.
1881 - The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
1906 - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity in the United States established for men of African descent, is founded at Cornell University.
1909 - 1st Grey Cup game was played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 26–6.
1918 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
1921 - The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ends in a hung jury.
1942 - Holocaust: In Warsaw, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka and Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz set up the Żegota organization.
1942 - World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.
1943 - World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
1943 - World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.
1945 - By a vote of 65 to 7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations (the UN was established on October 24, 1945).
1952 - Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.
1954 - The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida, United States
1958 - Dahomey (present-day Benin) becomes a self-governing country within the French Community.
1967 - Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.
1969 - Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
1971 - The UN Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan.
1971 - The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.
1971 - The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water".
1977 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.
1977 - Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100.
1978 - Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco, California's first female mayor (she served until January 8, 1988).
1979 - The Hastie fire in Hull, kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
1981 - South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).
1982 - The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution.
1984 - Hezbollah militants hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane, killing four passengers.
1991 - Journalist Terry A. Anderson is released after 7 years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut. He was the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.
1991 - Captain Mark Pyle pilots Clipper Goodwill, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 727-221ADV, to Miami International Airport ending 64 years of Pan Am operations.
1992 - Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.
1993 - A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.
1998 - The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
2005 - Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the Government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
2006 - An adult giant squid is caught on video by Kubodera near the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo.
Today's Birthdays:
1555 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)
1580 - Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)
1585 - John Cotton, American Puritan leader (d. 1652)
1595 - Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)
1646 - Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730)
1660 - André Campra, French composer (d. 1744)
1670 - John Aislabie, English politician (d. 1742)
1711 - Barbara of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1758)
1713 - Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (d. 1786)
1777 - Juliette Récamier, French socialite (d. 1849)
1795 - Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer and historian (d. 1881)
1798 - Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (d. 1881)
1835 - Samuel Butler, English writer (d. 1902)
1840 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)
1844 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1914)
1852 - Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist (d. 1934)
1861 - Lillian Russell, American singer and actress (d. 1922)
1866 (O.S.) - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born painter (d. 1944)
1868 - Jesse Burkett, American baseball player (d. 1953)
1875 - Joe Corbett, American baseball player (d. 1945)
1875 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (d. 1926)
1881 - Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (d. 1944)
1883 - Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author (d. 1969)
1889 - Lloyd Bacon, American actor and film director (d. 1955)
1892 - Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain (d. 1975)
1895 - Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990)
1899 - Charles William (Charlie) Spencer Newcastle and England football player (d. 1953)
1903 - Cornell Woolrich, American writer (d. 1968)
1908 - Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
1909 - Jimmy Jewel, English actor (d. 1995)
1910 - Alex North, American film music composer (d. 1991)
1912 - Pappy Boyington, American pilot (d. 1988)
1913 - Mark Robson, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. 1978)
1914 - Rudolf Hausner, Austrian artist (d. 1995)
1914 - Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993)
1915 - Eddie Heywood, American jazz musician (d. 1989)
1916 - Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer (d. 1994)
1921 - Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress
1922 - Gérard Philipe, French actor (d. 1959)
1923 - Charles Keating, American attorney and businessman
1924 - John Portman, American architect
1925 - Lino Lacedelli, Italian mountaineer who made the first ascent of K2
1928 - Dena Dietrich, American actress
1930 - Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor
1930 - Jim Hall, American jazz guitarist
1931 - Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player
1931 - Wally George, American TV commentator (d. 2003)
1932 - Roh Tae-woo, President of South Korea
1933 - Horst Buchholz, German-born actor (d. 2003)
1934 - Victor French, American actor (d. 1989)
1934 - Wink Martindale, American game show host
1935 - Paul O'Neill, American businessman and former Secretary of the Treasury
1935 - Robert Vesco, American financier and fugitive (d. 2007)
1937 - Max Baer, Jr., American actor
1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano
1939 - Freddy Cannon, American musician
1940 - Gary Gilmore, American murderer (d. 1977)
1942 - Gemma Jones, English actress
1944 - Chris Hillman, American singer (The Byrds)
1944 - Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer and songwriter
1944 - François Migault, French racing driver
1944 - Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983)
1945 - Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut
1947 - Terry Woods, Irish musician (The Pogues, Steeleye Span)
1948 - Southside Johnny, American singer
1949 - Jeff Bridges, American actor
1949 - Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-born actress
1951 - Gary Rossington, American musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
1951 - Patricia Wettig, American actress
1953 - Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player
1954 - Tony Todd, American actor and producer
1955 - Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 - Bernard King, American basketball player
1957 - Raul Boesel, Brazilian racing driver
1957 - Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate
1959 - Susan W Krebs, American politician
1959 - Paul McGrath, Irish footballer
1959 - Christa Rothenburger, German speed skater and cyclist
1960 - David Green, American baseball player
1960 - Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete
1961 - Frank Reich, American football player
1961 - Naomi Robson, American-born Australian journalist
1962 - Kevin Richardson, English footballest
1963 - Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
1964 - Sertab Erener, Turkish singer
1964 - Jonathan Goldstein, American actor
1964 - Chelsea Noble, American actress
1964 - Marisa Tomei, American actress
1965 - Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish film director
1966 - Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
1966 - Masta Ace, American rapper
1966 - Suzanne Malveaux, American television news reporter
1966 - Chris Shepherd, English film director
1969 - Jay-Z, American rapper
1970 - Kevin Sussman, American actor
1970 - Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler
1971 - Shannon Briggs, American boxer
1972 - Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 - Nikki Tyler, American actress
1973 - Racci Shay, American Musician
1973 - Tyra Banks, American supermodel
1973 - Frank Boeijen, Dutch musician (The Gathering)
1973 - Ferry Corsten, Dutch musician and DJ
1973 - Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league footballer
1973 - Kate Rusby, English folk singer
1974 - Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
1976 - Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997)
1976 - Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
1977 - Big Pokey, American rapper
1978 - Michele Di Piedi, Italian footballer
1978 - Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer
1979 - Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
1982 - Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese racing driver
1983 - Jimmy Bartel, Australian rules footballer
1984 - Brooke Adams, American model
1984 - Lindsay Felton, American actress
1984 - Lauren London, American actress
1985 - Andrew Brackman, American baseball player
1985 - Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
1986 - Martell Webster, American basketball player
just think.... you share the same birthday as Wink Martindale and Frank Reich! :wtf:
have a good birthday!
LeopoldStotch
Miami Dolphins moments on this day:
2005
Sage Rosenfels comes in the game in the 2nd half, and drove a comeback from 20 points down to score 3 touchdowns in the 4th quarter to beat the Buffalo Bills 24-23. It was the 2nd win of their 6 game winning streak to end the season. Unfortunately, the Dolphins missed the playoffs
1994
Buffalo beats Miami in a shootout 42-31. Miami lead 17-7 at halftime before Buffalo scored 35 2nd half points. Miami does go to the playoffs, but loses to the Chargers 22-21 in the Divisional Playoffs.
1988
Colts nip the Dolphins 31-28. Dolphins were down 28-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter before Marino throws 2 touchdowns in the 4th quarer, but fall 3 points short. Dickerson has 31 carries for 169 yards and a touchdown. Marino goes 26 for 32 for 304 and a touchdown.
1983
Dolphins beat the Oilers 24-17. The Dolphins come back from 17-10 down in the 3rd quarter to score 2 touchdowns in the 4th quarter.
1981
Eddie is born on a Friday. On Sunday, the Dolphins beat the Patriots @ Miami 24-14. Dolphins dominate the game, allowing only 256 total yards, and Tony Nathan helps the Dolphins by carrying the ball 17 times for 119 yards. To note, Eddie Hill, a backup running back for the Dolphins, scored his only reception touchdown from David Woodley.
LeopoldStotch
da U moments on this day:
2004
Miami loses to Vagina Tech 16-10. Miami and Tech are tied 10-10 before Eddie Royal catches a 39 yard pass from Bryan Russell in the 4th quarter to put Tech up for good. da U does not have a good offensive production night, as they can only rack up 190 yards. This loss costs da U a bid to the Sugar Bowl.
1999
Miami crushes Temple 55-0.
LeopoldStotch
random Eddie moments .....
Eddie Halliwell
Eddie Brown (AFL)
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Money
Eddie Griffin
and ...... Ed O'Neill
jonze
feliz cumpleanos
i give you this video until we can play 'name the random white sox player'
nchs09
This thread is lulz... Feliz Cumpleanos ed ;)
LeopoldStotch
Eddie Jones
LeopoldStotch
For Eddie .............
Depeche Mode
"Leave in Silence"
"Everything Counts"
LeopoldStotch
More events that occurred on December 4:
December 4, 1997 "Diary of Anne Frank," opens at Music Box Theater New York City
December 4, 1997 NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach
December 4, 1996 NASA's 1st Mars rover launched from Cape Canaveral
December 4, 1996 Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57
December 4, 1995 Atherton (185*) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test
December 4, 1994 Marta Figueras-Dottie/Brad Bryant wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
December 4, 1993 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec)
December 4, 1993 Johann Koss skates world record 5K (6:35.53)
December 4, 1991 Judds final concert (Nashville)
December 4, 1991 Muslim es release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years)
December 4, 1991 Pan American World Airways ceased operations
December 4, 1990 Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in New York City
December 4, 1990 Iraq announces it will release all 3,300 Soviet hostages
December 4, 1988 Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash
December 4, 1988 Amy Benz/John Huston wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
December 4, 1988 Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers
December 4, 1988 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
December 4, 1987 Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51)
December 4, 1986 NASA launches Fltsatcom-7
December 4, 1986 Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound," premieres in New York City
December 4, 1985 "Les Miserables" opens at Palace Theatre, London
December 4, 1985 French President Mitterrand receives Polish leader Jaruzelski
December 4, 1985 President Reagan appoints Vice Adm John Poindexter as security adviser
December 4, 1984 Hijackers commandeered a Kuwaiti airliner
December 4, 1983 "Amen Corner" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 83 performances
December 4, 1983 "Baby" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 241 performances
December 4, 1983 David Shire and R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby," premieres in New York City
December 4, 1983 New Jersey Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0
December 4, 1983 US jet fighters strike Syrian anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon
December 4, 1982 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB)
December 4, 1982 China adopts its constitution
December 4, 1982 Police and racist demonstrators clash in Antwerp
December 4, 1981 "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV
December 4, 1981 President Reagan allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence
December 4, 1981 Reagan Executive Order on Intelligence (No 12333)
December 4, 1981 According to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa
December 4, 1980 2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up
December 4, 1980 Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies) December 4, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith /random
December 4, 1979 Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)
December 4, 1978 Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco 1st female mayor
December 4, 1978 Dutch War criminal Pieter Menten freed
December 4, 1978 Pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus
December 4, 1978 War criminal Pieter Menten freed
December 4, 1977 Hollis Stacy/Jerry Pate wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship
December 4, 1977 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself
December 4, 1977 NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7
December 4, 1977 Neil Simon's "Chapter Two," premieres in New York City
December 4, 1976 Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner
December 4, 1975 6 South Molukkans occupy Indonesian consulate in The Hague, 1 dead
December 4, 1974 Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims
December 4, 1974 Jean-Paul Sartre visits RAF leader Andreas Baader in prison
December 4, 1973 Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter
December 4, 1970 Unemployment in U.S. increases to 5.8 percent
December 4, 1966 KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting
December 4, 1966 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies Golf Invitational
December 4, 1965 "Roar of the Greasepaint" closes at Shubert New York City after 232 performances
December 4, 1965 2 passenger planes collide above Danbury, Conn, 4 die
December 4, 1965 2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner)
December 4, 1965 Gemini 7 (Borman and Lovell) launched
December 4, 1965 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000
December 4, 1964 Baseball approves a free-agent draft
December 4, 1964 Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album
December 4, 1964 Commissioner's office given full powers in baseball disputes
December 4, 1964 Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, vs. Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31
December 4, 1963 Aldo Moro forms Italian government
December 4, 1963 Pope Paul VI closes 2nd session of 2nd Vatican Council
December 4, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
December 4, 1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
December 4, 1961 Museum of Modern Art hangs Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days
December 4, 1961 Smallest New York Knick, 49th St. MSG crowd-1,300 (snowstorm)
December 4, 1961 Tanganyika becomes 104th member of UN
December 4, 1961 WXGeorgia TV channel 8 in Waycross, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting
December 4, 1958 Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community
December 4, 1958 Finnish government of Fagerholm, resigns
December 4, 1957 1st edition of "Chase's Annual Events" published
December 4, 1957 2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92
(St. John's England)
December 4, 1956 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB)
December 4, 1955 Mgr Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht
December 4, 1954 "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances
December 4, 1954 "On Your Toes" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 64 performances
December 4, 1952 Killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word
December 4, 1952 Walter P Reuther chosen chairman of CIO
December 4, 1951 Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in New York City
December 4, 1951 Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Philippines), kills 500
December 4, 1949 Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run
December 4, 1948 "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 48 performances
December 4, 1948 SS Kiangya hits mine in Whangpoo River China, sinks killing 2,750 die
December 4, 1947 U.S.S.R. joins International Amateur Athletic Union
December 4, 1945 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB)
December 4, 1945 Senate approves U.S. participation in UN
December 4, 1944 Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded
December 4, 1943 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill and Turkish President Inonu
December 4, 1943 Yugoslavian resistance forms provisionary government under Dr. Ribar
December 4, 1942 1st U.S. citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey)
December 4, 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders dismantling of Works Progress Administration
December 4, 1942 U.S. bombers struck Italian mainland for 1st time in WW II
December 4, 1942 Works Progress Administration liquidated
December 4, 1941 Nazi ordinances places Jews of Poland outside protection of courts
December 4, 1935 1,200 at St. Joseph's College (Phila) enroll in anticommunism class
December 4, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration
December 4, 1933 Jack Kirkland's "Tobacco Road," premieres in New York City
December 4, 1931 "Frankenstein" opens at Mayfair
December 4, 1930 French government of Tardieu falls
December 4, 1930 Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control
December 4, 1928 Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn's musical "Whoopee," premieres in New York City
December 4, 1927 Dmitri Shostakovitch' 2nd Symphony, premieres in Moscow
December 4, 1927 Duke Ellington opens at Cotton Club in Harlem
December 4, 1927 Pirates Paul Waner wins NL MVP
December 4, 1926 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats University of Toronto, 10-7
December 4, 1923 Cecil B DeMille's 1st version of "Ten Commandments" premieres
December 4, 1923 WEAF radio begins broadcasting Eveready Hour (variety show)
December 4, 1922 Lucille Atcherson, becomes 1st woman legation sect-U.S. foreign service
December 4, 1920 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds
December 4, 1920 8th CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 16-3
December 4, 1918 President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office
December 4, 1915 F F Fletcher is 1st Admiral to receive Congressional Medal of Honor
December 4, 1915 Ku Klux Klan receives charter from Fulton County Ga
December 4, 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition opens
December 4, 1914 Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court
December 4, 1909 1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6
December 4, 1908 Haiti's president-General Alexis Nord flees from military coup
December 4, 1906 Alpha Phi Alpha, 1st Black Greek Letter Fraternity, forms
December 4, 1905 British government of Balfour resigns
December 4, 1901 Anne Russell's "Girl and the judge," premieres in New York City
December 4, 1899 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes
December 4, 1899 Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor
December 4, 1890 Willem III, Dutch king, buried
December 4, 1889 Stanley's expedition reaches Bagamoyo in Indian Ocean
December 4, 1875 William Marcy "Boss" Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail
December 4, 1867 Grange organized to protect farm interests
December 4, 1864 Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA
December 4, 1864 Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law
December 4, 1863 Storm flood ravages Nethe coastal provinces
December 4, 1851 President Louis Napolean Boaparte forces crush a coup d'etat in France
December 4, 1844 James K Polk elected 11th president of US
December 4, 1843 Manila paper (made from sails, canvas and rope) patented, Mass
December 4, 1843 Robert Schumann's "Das Paradies und die Peri," premieres in Leipzig
December 4, 1836 Whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa
December 4, 1833 American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Phila
December 4, 1832 French army begins bombing citadel of Antwerp
December 4, 1829 Britain abolished "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre
December 4, 1816 James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King
December 4, 1812 Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pennsylvania patents a horse-drawn mower
December 4, 1798 Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt
December 4, 1791 Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published
December 4, 1783 Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York City
December 4, 1745 Bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby
December 4, 1691 Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania
December 4, 1691 Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands
December 4, 1688 General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III
December 4, 1682 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)
December 4, 1680 Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th
December 4, 1674 Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago
December 4, 1665 Jean Racine's "Alexandre le Grand," premieres in Paris
December 4, 1655 Middelburg Netherlands forbids building of synagogue
December 4, 1644 1st European peace congress opens in Munster
December 4, 1619 America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va)
December 4, 1563 Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years
December 4, 1534 Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Baghdad
December 4, 1489 Battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from Moors
December 4, 1259 Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III and French king Louis IX
December 4, 1197 Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah
December 4, 1110 Syria harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders
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Ian
happy birthday Eduardo :gsmile:
Eddie N MIAMI
Topo Gigio! :gsmile:
lol wow butters, wow.You went all out, thanks a lot buddy :)
not enough Eddies in this thread :p
thanks to my 2 fave Mexican Putos, irectum.... and nachos :p...j/k nachos... Puto POWER 4 life!
thanks Ian,Bolton sucks but at least u got Valencia.I know you'll have a blast seeing them play when you go to Spain, but .... Putos > Valencia ;)
Ron Kittle!hooray for random White Sox players
thanks Jonze aka super serious softball guy aka the lion for taking time off from your hardcore softball practice routines and goin on the prowl for some cougars and posting one of my fave none depeche mode songs from the 80s.
speaking of depeche mode, Butters posted possibly 2 of the gayest videos my fave music group ever made :stongue:
Leave in Silence FTW
oh and ...it's still all bout da U.
p.s. my putita needs to be unbanned.k thx... now I shall leave in Silence for tonight
