What Happened Today

[Toon³]

29th September

1829: Worlds first official Police Force was founded in London by Sir Robert Peel, hence the term 'Bobby'

1938: The Munich Agreement or Pact. Britain, France and the Soviet Union allow Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. It also allowed Hitler defacto rule over the whole of Czechoslovakia...as long as he didn't go any further. :rolleyes:

[IntheNet]

History Forum: I love it!

[Toon³]

30th September

1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England.

1954 - The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear reactor powered vessel.

1955 - James Dean died in a car crash.

1982 - The TV sitcom Cheers premieres.

[Dr. Wankler]

Sept. 30th, 1452:: The first copies of the Gutenberg Bibles begun rolling off this new invention called "The Printing Press," in what is now Mainz, Germany.

[KevTheGooner]

Sept. 30th, 1452:: The first copies of the Gutenberg Bibles begun rolling off this new invention called "The Printing Press," in what is now Mainz, Germany.

Whoa! :eek: Now that is a big one!

[Toon³]

Whoa! :eek: Now that is a big one!

Bigger than Cheers??

[Sine Pari]

September 30, 1992 - Philippines
Handing Over of Subic Bay Base
The Subic Bay naval base was returned to the custody of the Phillippine government on Septemper 30, 1992 with a flag lowering and raising ceremony.

September 30, 1991 - Haiti
Overthrow of Aristide
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was overthrown by the military and replaced by a military-backed government that the Organization of American States (OAS) declared illegitimate.

September 30, 1966 - Botswana
Independence Day
No information provided.

September 30, (year unknown) - Botswana
Botswana Day
No information provided.

[KevTheGooner]

Bigger than Cheers??

OK, a close second.

NOOORRRMM!

[minorthreat]

Sept. 30th, 1452:: The first copies of the Gutenberg Bibles begun rolling off this new invention called "The Printing Press," in what is now Mainz, Germany.Dear Gutenberg,

Big deal.

Sincerely,
Bi Sheng

(Hey, something that was invented in China and Korea... and not Iran!)

[CrewDust]

Sept. 30th, 1452:: The first copies of the Gutenberg Bibles begun rolling off this new invention called "The Printing Press," in what is now Mainz, Germany.

And the landed Gentry have suffered ever since.

[DoctorD]

Sept. 30th, 1452:: The first copies of the Gutenberg Bibles begun rolling off this new invention called "The Printing Press," in what is now Mainz, Germany.


Since this was before the Gregorian calendar reform, does it really count as happening 553 years ago?

I've always wondered about this question. Only BigSoccer nerds can answer it.

[DoctorD]

Dear Gutenberg,

Big deal.

Sincerely,
Bi Sheng

(Hey, something that was invented in China and Korea... and not Iran!)

So why did Gutenberg's parallel invention lead to a European intellectual revolution and possibly precipitate the Reformation, while nothing comparable happened in China/Korea?

I'll have to reread Diamond to find out!

[Smiley321]

Today I hear the robin sing
Today the thrush is on the wing
Today who knows what life will bring
Today

Interviewer: All right Eversley, get up out of that trench.

Sir Robert: Don't forget... I'm six foot five.

Interviewer: That doesn't worry me... Kastner.

(He snaps his fingers. From behind him Professor Kastner appears, fawningly)

Kastner: Here Lord.

Interviewer: Up!

(He snaps his fingers and Kastner leaps onto his shoulders.)

Sir Robert:. Eleven foot three!

Kastner: I'm so tall! I am so tall!

Sir Robert: Danielle!

(Danielle leaps on his shoulders.)

Interviewer: Eleven foot six - damn you! Abdul.

(A servant appears on Kastner's shoulders.)

Sir Robert: Fifteen foot four! Mustapha!

(A servant appears on Danielle's shoulders.)

Interviewer: Nineteen foot three... damn you!

(The six of them charge each other. They fight in amongst the trestle tables with rare pots on them breaking and smashing them. When the fight ends everyone lies dead in a pile of broken pottery. The interviewer crawls up to camera and produces a microphone from his pocket. He is covered in blood and in his final death throes.)

Interviewer: And there we end this edition of 'Archaeology Today'.

[nicephoras]

Dear Gutenberg,

Big deal.

Sincerely,
Bi Sheng

(Hey, something that was invented in China and Korea... and not Iran!)

Dear Bi Sheng,

Who are you and why are you writing to me?


Steve Gutenberg.

P.S. Please find an autographed photo of me on the set of Police Academy XIV enclosed.

[scottinkc]

Sept. 30th, 1452:: The first copies of the Gutenberg Bibles begun rolling off this new invention called "The Printing Press," in what is now Mainz, Germany.

Driving several thousand monks out of business.

[minorthreat]

So why did Gutenberg's parallel invention lead to a European intellectual revolution and possibly precipitate the Reformation, while nothing comparable happened in China/Korea?

I'll have to reread Diamond to find out!Neoconfucian societal structure. The fact that literature was more widely available didn't lead to an intellectual revolution in China because everyone was using said literature in the same manner and trying to get the exact same thing out of it - that is, reading it for the purpose of passing the state examination system, which tested knowledge of the Confucian classics and was basically a ticket to the good life if one performed well enough. There was no analysis or critique, only regurgitation and reproduction.

Additionally, a much larger proportion of the population were illiterate.

[Toon³]

1st October

1795 - Belgium is conquered by France.

1800 - Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso.

1869 - Austria issues the world's first postcards.

1908 - Ford introduces the Model T car.

1928 - The Soviet Union introduces its first Five-Year Plan.

1949 - The People's Republic of China is declared by Mao Zedong.

1957 - First appearance of "In God We Trust" on U.S. paper currency.

1971 - Walt Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida, United States.

1975 - Thrilla in Manila: Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Phillipines.

1977 - Brazilian legend star Pelé retires.

Birthdays

1924 - Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States

[Toon³]

2nd October

1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.

1835 - The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.

1836 - Naturalist Charles Darwin returns to Falmouth, England aboard the HMS Beagle after a five-year journey collecting biological data he will later use to develop his theory of evolution.

1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Saltville - Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops.

1928 - The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, was founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.

1935 - Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia).

1941 - World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.

1967 - Thurgood Marshall sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.

2001 - First palindromic MM-DD-YYYY date since August 31, 1380.

[gaijin]

3rd October

1739 - The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739.

1789 - George Washington proclaims the first Thanksgiving Day.

1863 - Thanksgiving Day declared as the last Thursday in November by President Abraham Lincoln.

1929 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs".

1932 - Iraq gains its independence from Britain.

1942 - First successful launch of A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany: the first man-made object to reach space.

1951 - New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-4, winning the National League pennant, with Bobby Thomson's "The Shot Heard 'Round the World".

1990 - Re-unification of Germany. East Germany ceases to exist.

1993 - Battle of Mogadishu: In an attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organization in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 US Army Rangers and about 2000 Somalis are killed.

1995 - O. J. Simpson found not guilty of murder.

Birthdays

1925 - Gore Vidal, American author

1938 - Eddie Cochran, American singer

1941 - Chubby Checker, American musician

1954 - Al Sharpton, American minister and politician

1959 - Fred Couples, American golfer

Deaths

1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (aged 45)

1936 - John Heisman, American football coach (aged 67)

[Sine Pari]

1993 - Battle of Mogadishu: In an attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organization in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 US Army Rangers and about 2000 Somalis are killed.




Rest In Peace fellas

May what you did never be forgotten