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Old 14-Apr-2010, 12:09 PM
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On this day in history...

Date: April 14, 1912
The Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink.
1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.
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Old 14-Apr-2010, 01:27 PM
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april 14
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1969- 1st major league baseball game outside U.S. played in Montreal Canada

and its Tamil New Years/// Happy new years to all the Tamils out there! Cheers
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April 15th
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April 15th, 1865
Abraham Lincoln died on this day in 1865.
He was the 16th President of the USA, and was 56 years old when he was assassinated.

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wat a great president...RIP
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In 1927 was the first Volvo car premiered in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Originally Posted by Sha
On this day in history...

Date: April 14, 1912
The Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink.
1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.
Seeing how the sinking Raptors resembled the Titanic, it was only fitting that they got booted from the playoffs on this day (April 14th).
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Old 16-Apr-2010, 01:09 AM
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April 16th
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April 16, 1928
Henry Birks dies. A Canadian businessman and founder of a chain of high-end Canadian jewellery stores.

Henry Birks served as a prototype to many Canadian entrepreneurs of the 19th century. As soon as the circumstances would permit, he started his own company, which prospered and ultimately became a Canada-wide commercial empire.

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Cuba : Bay of Pigs Victory Day
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Old 19-Apr-2010, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Sha
On this day in history...

Date: April 14, 1912
The Atlantic passenger liner Titanic, on its maiden voyage hit an iceberg and began to sink.
1,517 people lost their lives and more than 700 survived.
1912? Sharona...the titanic sank in 1997 ... how ironic that they had a film crew on board to tape the whole thing!
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^lol high on protein shake hahaha
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Old 19-Apr-2010, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 1999blksi
1912? Sharona...the titanic sank in 1997 ... how ironic that they had a film crew on board to tape the whole thing!
ohhh you are the funny one today!!
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Isnt today hitlers bday?
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Isnt today hitlers bday?
happy birthday hitler?

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April 21st
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Date: April 21, 1918
German fighter ace Baron von Richthofen, "The Red Baron," was shot down and killed during World War I.


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Date: April 22, 2010
Earth Day.
(It's not really history yet, but will be tomorrow.)

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Date: April 23, 1616
William Shakespeare died at the age of 52.
An English poet and playwright, Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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iphone has an app like this dont they??
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^ ohhh probably! They have an app for everything it seems

Hey Sha, what happened to you updating this? I read it everyday..
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Old 07-May-2010, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by miss_jess
^ ohhh probably! They have an app for everything it seems

Hey Sha, what happened to you updating this? I read it everyday..
You're sweet for noticing, Jess.
Haven't been able this past week, will get back into it, though. I love history.
Feel free to contribute anytime.

Thanks, Jessica.
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