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rockylizard


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Gday...

1743  - 

Sir Joseph Banks, British naturalist and botanist on Cook's first voyage, is born. 

1923  - 

Charles Yeager, the first person to travel two and a half times the speed of sound, is born. 

2008  - 

The Australian Government formally apologises to the Stolen Generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

1945  - 

Between 35,000 and 135,000 civilians are killed as the Allies bomb Dresden, Germany. 

2000  - 

Charles M Schulz, creator of Snoopy and the 'Peanuts' comic strip, dies.

Cheers - John



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you could add my birthday to that list :)


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spida wrote:

you could add my birthday to that list :)

Gday...

AHA Yeah .... but which year would you like to choose to have the momentous event recorded against

1927, 1937, 1947, 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987 ??? only allowed to choose one now

cheers - John



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