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  1. RIP Garry Donna

    1. BrentMc11

      BrentMc11

      A Hoosier basketball legend.  He was the expert in the history of IHSAA among other collegiate topics.  

  2. Great job by the Moderators and Administrative team

    1. Nadine

      Nadine

      Back at you!

  3. July 13 Through the Years  

     1787- Northwest Ordinance enacted

     

     1923- Hollywood sign dedicated 

     

     1973- Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of the Nixon Tapes

     

    1. alawai

      alawai

      Doing good PT!  Keep it coming!

  4. June 22 Through the Years  

     1870- Justice Department created

     

     1918- Hammond Circus Train wreck kills 86

     

     1941- Germany starts the invasion of Soviet Union known as Operation Barbarossa 

     

     1942- Pledge of Allegiance adopted

     

     1944- FDR creates the GI Bill

    1. southwest1

      southwest1

      "1944- FDR creates the GI Bill"

       

      A great achievement that literally gave WWII vets in the 1950's a shot at upward mobility & the American Dream. 

  5. June 12 Through the Years  

     1550- The City of Helsinki is founded

     

     1776- The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted

     

      1939- Baseball Hall of Fame opens

     

      1942- Anne Frank receives a diary for her birthday

     

     1994- Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are murdered 

     

     

    1. BrentMc11

      BrentMc11

      Baseball Hall of Fame.  Woo Hoo!!!!!

  6. June 8 Through the Years  

     632- Muhammad dies in Medina

     

    1861- Tennessee succeeds from the Union 

     

    1912- Universal Pictures is incorporated 

     

     1949- Helen Keller, Dorothy Parker, Danny Kaye, Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni, and Edward G. Robinson named members of the Communist Party by the FBI

     

     1949- Nineteen Eighty-Four is published

     

     1966- NFL-AFL merger announced

    1. BrentMc11

      BrentMc11

      Hellen Keller...What the hell?  

  7. June 7 Through the Years  

     1654- Louis XIV becomes Jing of France

     

     1776- Richard Henry Lee proposes the "Lee Resolution" that sets stage for the Declaration of Independence 

     

     1862- The Lyons-Seward Treaty suppresses the Slave Trade

     

     1892 Homer Plessy is arrested for not giving up his seat setting stage for the Plessy vs Ferguson case

     

     1899- Carrie Nation starts her rampage

     

    1955- The Lux Radio Theater ends its 21 year run

    1. PrincetonTiger

      PrincetonTiger

      Oops 

       Louis XIV becomes King of France

  8. June 6 Through the Years  

     1586- Francis Drake invades St. Augustine 

     

     1844- The YMCA is formed

     

     1892- Chicago's L opens up

     

     1933- First Drive In Theater opens 

     

     1934- FDR forms the SEC

     

     1939- Judge Crater is declared dead

     

     1942- Battle of Midway

     

     1944- DDay

     

     1946- Basketball Association of America is formed

     

     

     

     

    1. BrentMc11

      BrentMc11

      Dad never talked about D-Day because it sickened him to remember,

       

      He was a medic on Omaha Red.  When he had his head injury he talked about it.  He was credited with carrying 233 bodies to safety who had been shot or injured.  

       

      Miss the old guy!!

  9. June 1 Through the Years

     1660- Mary Dyer is executed for defying a law prohibiting Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony

     

     1779- Benedict Arnold court-martialed for malfeasance

     

     1792- Kentucky admitted as a State

     

     1796- Tennessee admitted as a State

     

     1812- James Madison and Congress declare war on the United Kingdom

     

     1890- U.S. Census Bureau begins

     

    1980- Cable News Network(CNN) starts broadcasting

    1. BR-549

      BR-549

      Ky officially one of four commonwealths in the country.  Sometimes fiercely defended by natives.... meaning they do not believe that they are a state.  That has been my experience anyway.

  10. May 23 Through the Years  

     1701- William Kidd is hanged 

     

     1788- South Carolina ratifies the Constitution 

     

     1948- Thomas Watson is assassinated in Jerusalem 

    1. PrincetonTiger

      PrincetonTiger

      Correction it wa Thomas Wasson 

  11. March 19 Through the Years   

      1563- The Edict of Ambrose gives some religious rights to the Hugenots

     

      1687- Robert Cavelier de LaSalle is murdered by his men

     

      1885- The North West Rebellion begins in Canada

     

      1895- Augusta and Louis Lumiere records footage on their Cinematograph

     

      1918- The US Congress established Time Zones and Dayloght Savings Time

     

      1920- The Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles

     

      1931- Gamble no is legalized in Nevada

     

      1954- The first Boxing Match televised in color takes place

     

      1966- Texas Western wins the National Title

     

      1979- CSpan begins broadcating

     

      1987- Jim Bakker resigns as the head of The PTL Club

    1. alawai

      alawai

      Keep it coming PT!

  12. Reminder:

      Everything Will Be Okay

  13. Welcome to Indy Trent

    1. southwest1

      southwest1

      Yes PT, a nice welcome for Trent does seem to be in order. I'm looking forward to adding him into the Blue Horseshoe organization, community, & family.

  14. February 18 Through the Years

     1791- Congress passes a law admitting Vermont to the Union Effective March 4

     

     1861- Jefferson Davis becomes Provisional President of the Confederacy

     

     1885- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published

     

     1954- The Church of Scientology is established

    1. alawai

      alawai

      Good job PT!  Missed reading all the tid bits of information that you posted.  

  15. Big Day for Jackie Young(44 Points 12 Steals) as Princeton beat Mount Carmel(Il.) 85-34

    1. PrincetonTiger

      PrincetonTiger

      Revised stats for JY

      44 Points

      9 Rebounds

      9 Steals

  16. Go Princeton Go

    1. COLTS449

      COLTS449

      My teams undefeated too lol. UK baby!!!!

  17. BirthDay Checklist: Princeton Win-Check(49-6 over Washington, Kentucky Win-Check(20-3 over Ohio, Colts Win.......

    1. BrentMc11

      BrentMc11

      Happy Birthday PT!!!

  18. Henoc Muamba is for Real

    1. ColtsBTM12

      ColtsBTM12

      I know. I was excited to see him play as soon as we signed him in February and I'm glad he's off to a great start!

  19. November 20, 1620-The Mayflower Compact is signed

    1. BrentMc11

      BrentMc11

      Of the 41 signees, Captain Miles Standish gets most of the accolades in today's history books.

  20. November 4, 1970-"Genie" is discovered after 13 years of isolation in California

    1. BrentMc11

      BrentMc11

      Long live Barbara Eden! :)

  21. Chevrolet enters the Auto in

    1. BrentMc11

      BrentMc11

      Baseball....hot dogs.....apple pie....and....

  22. October 31, 1913-Indianapolis Street Car Strikes begin;1926-Harry Houdini passes away

    1. southwest1

      southwest1

      Hey Harry Houdini born on March 24, 1874 in Budpest, Hungary. I didn't know that Harry was born in Hungary just like my blogger friend HCF. Harry October 24, 1926 at the age of 52. He must have been "chained" to his work. Ha! Ha! :D

  23. Princeton 29-16 over Mount Vernon(Posey) to guarantee the first winning regular season since 1996(my senior year)

    1. Coltsince4

      Coltsince4

      Good for you bud!!!!!!

  24. RIP Mr. Dexter

    1. PrincetonTiger

      PrincetonTiger

      Mr. Dexter was the Guidance Counselor at Princeton Community High School for 15 years who died going home from school Monday.

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