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2009-06-11
Posted by:Fred

#3  Fred, Quqnoos is a pretty slick source for English language Afghan news.
Posted by: ed   2009-06-11 19:09  

#2  Happy Birthday: June 11th.

Ernie Nevers - died 1976 (72) "1925 Rose Bowl he rushed for more yardage than the Notre Dames Four Horsemen"

Jacques-Yves Cousteau - died 1997 (87) " French naval officer, explorer, ecologist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher"

Vince Lombardi - 1970 (57) "Head Cheese"

Richard Todd - 90 "D-Day Paratrooper and Actor - For Barbara & TW" (Now)

John Bromfield - died 2005 (83) "TV Sheriff of Cochise - For Barbara & TW"

Gene Wilder - 76 "Jerome Silberman - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (Now)

Chad Everett - 73 "Medical Center - For Barbara & TW" (2004)

Adrienne Barbeau - 64 "Swamp Thing" (Now)

Joe Montana - 53 "49er - NFL Hall of Fame" (Now)

On this day in history: June 11th.
1184 BC – Troy is sacked and burned, according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.
1776 – The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States.
1937 – Great Purge: The Soviet Union executes eight army leaders under Joseph Stalin.
1955 – Eighty-three are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin become the only prisoners to successfully escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
1963 – American Civil Rights Movement: Alabama Governor George Wallace stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students.
1963 – Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
1970 – After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first females to do so.
1998 – Compaq Computer pays $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
2004 – Ronald Reagan's funeral is held at Washington National Cathedral.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2009-06-11 10:58  

#1  Augusta Margaret Diane Fuller aka Samantha Colt was PC



50s Dagmar bumper guards

Daily Gam Shot

Well hung drapes

Get over it, it's only a parking ticket.

This Welsh Lassie had to have her afternoon delight

Hold your buns firm and squeeze.

Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2009-06-11 02:19  

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