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08-May-2010, 01:25 PM
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On this day in history...Date: May 8, 1902
Mont Pelée on Martinique erupted and killed almost 30,000 people instantly and destroyed the town of St. Pierre, a coastal town, about 4 miles downslope to the south. During the eruption, a burning cloud of hot ash and gases swept into the town at a speed of 100 miles per hour.
11-May-2010, 01:38 PM
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Wouldn't mind having one of those parked in the driveway... 
18-May-2010, 03:35 AM
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May 18th
On this day in history...Date: May 18, 1980
Mount St. Helens, an active volcano located in the state of Washington, erupted at 8:32 a.m. It was considered the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the U.S. According to reports, 57 people were killed and 200 homes, 27 bridges, 24 km of railways and 300 km of highway were destroyed.
21-May-2010, 02:23 AM
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May 21st
On this day in history...Date: May 21, 1980
"The Empire Strikes Back" was released on May 21, 1980, and has becoming one of the most popular chapters in the Star Wars saga. It earned more than US $538 million worldwide over the original run and several re-releases, making it the highest grossing film of 1980. When adjusted for inflation, it's actually the 12th highest grossing film of all time.
21-May-2010, 02:38 PM
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Today is Pac-Man's 30th Bday!!!!!!
you can go to google... and play it right on the home page... at first i was like WTF then i pressed the arrows on my keyboard and pacman started moving =0
good fun lol!
Happy Birthday Pac Man!
you can go to google... and play it right on the home page... at first i was like WTF then i pressed the arrows on my keyboard and pacman started moving =0
good fun lol!
Happy Birthday Pac Man!
21-May-2010, 02:46 PM
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26-May-2010, 12:21 AM
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May 26th
On this day in history...Date: May 26, 1994
Michael Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley in the Dominican Republic.
The two divorced after 18 months on January 18, 1996 on grounds of irreconcilable differences.
17-Jun-2010, 02:12 AM
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June 17th
On this day in history...Date: June 17, 1994
A low-speed freeway chase in a white Ford Bronco...just a leisurely fugitive manhunt for the former football star, O.J. Simpson, who was suspected of murdering his wife and a friend.
Thousands of spectators and on-lookers packed overpasses along the procession's journey, waiting for the white Ford Bronco. Over twenty helicopters were rumoured to be following this chase, maybe more. It was televised by local as well as national news outlets, with approximately 95 million viewers tuning in. The event was covered live by ABC News, which achieved some of their highest-ever ratings that week.
05-Dec-2010, 02:43 PM
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December 5th
On this day in history...Date: December 5, 1791
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an Austrian composer, keyboard player, violinist, violist and conductor, died on this day in 1791 at the age of 35...his death officially attributed to rheumatic fever. Mozart was a child prodigy; at 6 years old he began composing music, and by the time Mozart was 13, he had written symphonies, concertos and sonatas, and was known throughout the world of music. By the time of his death at age 35, he had produced more than 600 works.
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13-Dec-2012, 01:02 PM
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December 13th
On this day in history...December 13, 2003
The capture of Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
"Operation Red Dawn" was an American military operation conducted on 13 December 2003 in the town of ad-Dawr, Iraq, near Tikrit, that led to the capture of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Apparently, the 'spider hole' (the tiny underground bunker) from which Saddam was eventually found, now sits at the base of a palm tree covered by a concrete cap.
26-Jun-2013, 12:58 PM
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June 26th
On this day in history...June 26, 1974
This day welcomed us to the era of the bar code.
On June 26, 1974 at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio, the Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time.
The product sold? A ten-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum.
What happened to that ten-pack of Wrigley's gum? The historic pack, unchewed, is on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
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