Today in history
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Topic: Today in history
Posted By: Dawn
Subject: Today in history
Date Posted: 14-Aug-2004 at 10:59
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An old thread that I thought should be revived.
August 14
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Posted By: fastspawn
Date Posted: 14-Aug-2004 at 13:15
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i thought the first book ever printed was gutenburgs bible? Or for that matter the lotus sutra. |
Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2004 at 11:21
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On t his day, August 15, 60 years ago, Allied forces conducted a
second, less well known landing in Southern France, operation Anvil. 35 years ago today, the woodstock festivil was held. -------------  Arrrgh!!"
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Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2004 at 11:26
Hmm, it was the first fully printed bible yes, but not necessarily the first fully printed book. And i think you mean the Diamond sutra, the oldest ever dated printed text found, dating to around 850 AD, though with 5 pages or so, its not much of a book. ------------- Arrrgh!!"
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Posted By: Tobodai
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2004 at 14:33
The Chinese invented printing hundreds of years before this, so I think it is likely there is an older book somewhere, waiting to be found. ------------- "the people are nothing but a great beast... I have learned to hold popular opinion of no value." -Alexander Hamilton |
Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2004 at 14:42
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Well, as mentioned, theres the Diamond Sutra, but its not much of a book. But this is a book that was mass printed, not just a couple copies, which was the case with many printed (partialy printed or otherwise) texts and books before this date, both in Europe and Asia. ------------- Arrrgh!!"
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Posted By: JanusRook
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2004 at 22:38
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But the Chinese used wood block printing. Gutenburg used movable type (which meant you could make printings of multiple pages easier). ------------- Economic Communist, Political Progressive, Social Conservative. Unless otherwise noted source is wiki. |
Posted By: fastspawn
Date Posted: 15-Aug-2004 at 22:44
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chinese invented movable type too, but it was impractical for their script so they stuck to wood block. It isn't a logical leap to start from wood block to movable type. |
Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 16-Aug-2004 at 13:37
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Posted By: Cornellia
Date Posted: 16-Aug-2004 at 14:48
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Ah, dear Jalisco, its good to have you and this back! ------------- Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas |
Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 17-Aug-2004 at 12:23
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2004 at 01:15
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 19-Aug-2004 at 01:47
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 19-Aug-2004 at 23:25
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 21-Aug-2004 at 09:53
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 23-Aug-2004 at 01:19
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 23-Aug-2004 at 01:21
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2004 at 01:06
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Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2004 at 05:51
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Rome is sacked (410AD). The Goths under Alaric sack Rome. ------------- The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin |
Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2004 at 00:31
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Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2004 at 06:53
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Battle of Manzikert, August 26, 1071AD Byzantine army under emperor Romanus IV Diogenes suffers the worst defear in its history to the Seljuk Turks, near Manzikert, in Anatolia. ------------- The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin |
Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2004 at 07:11
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On August the 26th, 55 BC, Julius Caesar attemps the first Roman Invasion of what was then known to them as Brittania. On the same day in 1346, the Battle of Crecy was fought. And 1883, Mt. Krakatoa erupted. ------------- Arrrgh!!"
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Posted By: Gallipoli
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2004 at 09:26
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Beggining of the Battle of Kocatepe, Turkish Independence War. 26 August 1922 06.30 Sides: Turkish Forces Chief of Staff Mustafa Kemal Greek Forces Chief of Staff Stephanu Hacianesti The final battle between the Turks and the Greeks. The invading Greek army is annihilated in the fields of Western Anatolia during the following 4 days. Final battle is the Battle of Chief of Staff on August 30 where the main Greek army is blown to pieces near Dumlupinar. That date is celebrated as the day of victory in Turkey every year. Following the miserable defeat of the Greek army, the cease-fire of Mudanya is signed followed by the treaty of Lausanne which was a milestone in the history of modern Turkey. "Come out Hacianesti and save your armies" Mustafa Kemal Ataturk/August 26 1922 "Who told you to come here, my poor boy" Mustafa Kemal Ataturk expressing his concern about the Greek soldiers who died on the fields of Kocatepe. Witnesses reported that he asked an aide to lift a Greek flag from the ground. Also when he entered the Mayors house in Izmir after liberation, the hosts had placed a Greek flag near the entrance so that he could step on it. The hosts asked him to do as the Greek king did when he first entered the house in 1920. He refused and said "He might have disrespected a nations sovereignty, but I will not, lift the flag from the ground and clean it" No offense Greek friends,it was history...we all had our mistakes ------------- |
Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2004 at 10:19
But of course, both the above two quotes sound very historical to me!
------------- The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin |
Posted By: Gallipoli
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2004 at 10:22
What do you mean? ------------- |
Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2004 at 10:46
That they're anecdotes rather than historical reality... ------------- The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin |
Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2004 at 22:39
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Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 27-Aug-2004 at 03:51
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Battle of Plataea, August 27, 479 BC August 27, .A Coalition Greek army defeats a Persian army under Mardonius. ------------- The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin |
Posted By: Gallipoli
Date Posted: 28-Aug-2004 at 07:40
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Do we know when the Battle of Salamis happened? ------------- |
Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 29-Aug-2004 at 21:50
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 29-Aug-2004 at 21:51
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Posted By: Gallipoli
Date Posted: 30-Aug-2004 at 08:21
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30 August 1922, Turkish Army strikes the last blow on the Greek forces trying to retreat to Izmir, near Dumlupinar. Military phase of the Turkish Independence War ends followed by the Treaty of Lausanne and the Decleration of the Republic. Today is being celebrated as the "Victory Day" in Turkey. (30 Agustos Zafer Bayrami) ------------- |
Posted By: ihsan
Date Posted: 30-Aug-2004 at 15:57
I call it "Yunanlılar'ın Eline Verdiğimiz Gün"  ------------- [IMG]http://img50.exs.cx/img50/6148/ger3.jpg"> Qaghan of the Vast Steppes http://steppes.proboards23.com - Steppes History Forum |
Posted By: TJK
Date Posted: 01-Sep-2004 at 11:16
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1st September 1939, http://www.allempires.com/articles/westerplatte/westerplatte1.htm - http://www.allempires.com/articles/westerplatte/westerplatte 1.htm
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Posted By: boody4
Date Posted: 01-Sep-2004 at 15:55
| Lol, TJK i was reminding so many people of that today, cuz it's the 65th aniversary. |
Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 01-Sep-2004 at 16:01
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The BBC has a neat 'on this day' section. Heres the entry for Sept. 1st - http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/1/newsid_3506000/3506335.stm - Invasion of Poland ------------- Arrrgh!!"
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Posted By: TJK
Date Posted: 01-Sep-2004 at 16:27
| It is not the common knowledge that the attack on Westerplatte (4.45) was in fact not the first German action on 1st September.. 10 minutes before on 4.35 German dive bombers squadron (3./St.G.3) have attacked the polish bridge on Tczew (Dirschau) and on 4.40 german airplanes ( I./KG76 ) have attacked the city of Wielun... |
Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 02-Sep-2004 at 00:04
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 02-Sep-2004 at 00:05
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 03-Sep-2004 at 00:13
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 06-Sep-2004 at 01:20
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 06-Sep-2004 at 01:22
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 06-Sep-2004 at 23:13
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Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 08-Sep-2004 at 04:27
------------- The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin |
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 08-Sep-2004 at 07:14
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 08-Sep-2004 at 23:05
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 10-Sep-2004 at 00:37
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 13-Sep-2004 at 12:11
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 13-Sep-2004 at 12:12
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 15-Sep-2004 at 00:59
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 16-Sep-2004 at 17:08
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 17-Sep-2004 at 18:54
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Posted By: TJK
Date Posted: 18-Sep-2004 at 07:08
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17th September 1939 - Soviets joining Germany and attack Poland with violation of Polish-Soviet Non-Agression Pact from 1932
Allies..common German-Soviet defilade in Brest 22.09.1939 (gen. Guderian and kombrig Krivoshein)
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 18-Sep-2004 at 09:06
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 19-Sep-2004 at 10:32
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 30-Sep-2004 at 00:55
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 30-Sep-2004 at 00:56
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 30-Sep-2004 at 00:58
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 04-Oct-2004 at 00:59
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 04-Oct-2004 at 01:00
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 04-Oct-2004 at 01:02
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Posted By: JanusRook
Date Posted: 04-Oct-2004 at 15:37
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Also, amazingly today represents SpaceShipOne, the first commercial spaceship's winning of the Ansari X Prize to build a commercial spaceship. Soon we can all go to the stars (for a small fortune). ------------- Economic Communist, Political Progressive, Social Conservative. Unless otherwise noted source is wiki. |
Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 06-Oct-2004 at 15:50
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 08-Oct-2004 at 01:47
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 08-Oct-2004 at 01:49
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Posted By: Shifty Russian
Date Posted: 09-Oct-2004 at 16:12
u can probably find the first book ever made, in a chinese garage sale ------------- I'm Shifty Russian, Suka |
Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 15-Oct-2004 at 11:53
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 15-Oct-2004 at 11:54
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 07-Nov-2004 at 19:01
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Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 07-Nov-2004 at 19:03
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