OT: This day in History - November 10th
Since we've had two already today, this is the thread to celebrate all of the historical events that have taken place on November 10th.
A few highlights...
1444 - King Władysław III of Poland is killed at the Battle of Varna.
1483 – Martin Luther was born.
1580 - The English Army beheads over 600 Papal soldiers and civilians in Ireland.
1619 - René Descartes had a dream.
1766 – Rutgers University founded.
1810 – George Jennings, inventor of the flush toilet, was born.
1953 - Future Hall of Fame football coach and noted grass enthusiast, Leslie Edwin Miles, was born.
1983 – Windows 1.0 is released.
Also it’s my mom’s birthday. Happy birthday mom!
November 10th, 2015 at 12:03 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 10th, 2015 at 12:04 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 12:12 PM ^
And they successfully kept that mistake swept under the rug for 248 years.
Then Jim Delaney came along . . .
November 10th, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 10th, 2015 at 12:29 PM ^
You are correct!
November 10th, 2015 at 12:05 PM ^
If a thread asking what the line would be if the OSU game was teleported back in time to today can stand I certainly think one dedicated to historical events AND your mom's birthday should be allowed to stay up too.
My mom passed away five years ago. I miss my mom.
November 10th, 2015 at 12:09 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 12:12 PM ^
November 10, 0: "Joseph, I am REALLY pregnant. Is there any chance you can speed this donkey up?"
November 10th, 2015 at 2:50 PM ^
He was probably just bitter that his wife cheated on him (with God presumably, but still).
November 10th, 2015 at 5:33 PM ^
The fact that he bought that story just blows up the Bible for me.
November 10th, 2015 at 12:14 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 12:14 PM ^
celebrate the flush toilet. One of the greatest things ever brought to the masses. Just ponder of your existence without it.
November 10th, 2015 at 1:46 PM ^
that the greatest part of that invention, the possibly unintentional consequence, is the cool edge of the toilet to place your head when you're hungover/getting sick. Simply brilliant.
November 10th, 2015 at 4:10 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 10th, 2015 at 12:16 PM ^
On this date in 1953 Les Miles was born. Unacceptable for you not to include this OP. To think you call yourself "The_Mad_Hatter!" The nerve!
November 10th, 2015 at 12:23 PM ^
Also, no one noticed the placement of the flush toilet item below Rutgers.
OP edited.
November 10th, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
So Happy Unbirthday to you...
November 10th, 2015 at 12:20 PM ^
Born in Tun Tavern in Philadelphia on November 10, 1175. Happy birthday to all my fellow Marines and to Corpsmen as well. Semper Fidelis.
November 10th, 2015 at 12:36 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 10th, 2015 at 1:16 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 2:33 PM ^
Good catch! Typo, meant 1775!
November 10th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 8:00 PM ^
November 10th, 2015 at 12:26 PM ^
Also, Benton Harbor's own SINBAD was born on this day in 1956. His clothing style was born later on, then lasted for wayyyy too long.
November 11th, 2015 at 9:24 AM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 10th, 2015 at 12:51 PM ^
1894 - Michigan defeats Kansas, 22-12
1917 - Michigan defeats Cornell, 42-0
1923 - Michigan defeats Quantico Marines, 26-6
1928 - Michigan ties Navy, 6-6
1956 - Michigan defeats Illinois, 27-7
1963 - Michigan defeats Illinois, 14-10
1973 - Michigan defeats Illinois, 21-6
1984 - Michigan defeats Minnesota, 31-7
1990 - Michigan defeats Illinois, 22-17
2001 - Michigan defeats Minnesota, 31-10
2012 - Michigan defeats Northwestern, 38-31
Don't really know much about the rest of the stuff you listed.
November 10th, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
I figured that I should leave the Michigan related stuff out so he could add it to the thread later.
November 10th, 2015 at 1:44 PM ^
So what you are telling me is that Michigan is undefeated on the Birthday of the Corps and the Lejeune's Corps managed to hang 6 on a Fielding Yost squad. Outstanding knowledge. Semper Fidelis.
November 10th, 2015 at 2:09 PM ^
There may or may not be six dates missing from that list. I can't confirm.
November 10th, 2015 at 1:19 PM ^
read this blog?
November 10th, 2015 at 1:28 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 10th, 2015 at 1:42 PM ^
For those who complain about Windows now, realize this was the world we hd in 1983.
November 10th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^
with Windows 2.0 which wasn't much of a leap forward from 1.0. What a bummer that you needed a full 640K of memory!
November 10th, 2015 at 2:24 PM ^
I think I'll go find my Commodore 64/128 and play some GBA Basketball and reminisce.
November 10th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
It's not Michigan, but I believe this is the 31st anniversary of a game between Maryland and Miami in which Bobby Ross wisely replaced Stan Gelbaugh with Frank Reich to start the second half (I mean, down 31-0 as he was, what else can go wrong, right?). Reich then proceeded to be instrumental in bringing Maryland all the way back for the 42-40 win and be part of what was at the time the largest comeback in NCAA football history.
Nine years later, Reich would more or less repeat the performance in a Bills uniform.
November 10th, 2015 at 1:55 PM ^
René Descartes . . . that drunken fart had a dream on November 10,1619? That guy who said, “I drink, therefore I am!”
November 10th, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^
Sent from MGoBlog HD for iPhone & iPad
November 10th, 2015 at 11:08 PM ^
Why do I remember? Because it's also the birthday of my first girlfriend, in high school. My birthday's the same as Elizabeth Taylor's. (At the time we thought that was cool.)
Of course, that was 40 years ago. I haven't talked to her since. Today as previously, I tried to contact her via email and her Facebook page. She won't reply. She lives in Ann Arbor. If you see her, could you ask her why? I don't mind if everybody else knows.
Thanks.