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1894 - Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
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1895 - El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Central American Union.
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1902 - The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
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1904- The SS Norge Runs aground and sinks
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1914 - Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by young Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip , the casus belli of World War I.
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1919 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, formally ending World War I between Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, the United States and allies on the one side and Germany and Austria Hungary on the other side.
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# 1922 - The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
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1936 - The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China.
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1940 - Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union.
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1948 - Cominform circulates the "Resolution on the situation in the Communist Party of Yugoslavia"; Yugoslavia is expelled from the Communist bloc.
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1950 - Seoul is captured by troops from North Korea.
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1956 - Protests and demonstrations in Poznań. Also called Poznański czerwiec (June of Poznań).
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1964 - Malcom X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
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1967 - Israel annexes East Jerusalem.
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1969 - Stonewall riots begin in New York City.
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1973 - Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.
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1976 - The Angolan court sentenced US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
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1978 - The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions.
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1983 - The Mianus River Bridge collapses over the Mianus River in Connecticut, killing 3 drivers in their vehicles.
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1986 - ¡A Luchar! holds its first congress in Bogotá, Colombia.
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1990 - Paperback Software International Ltd. found guilty by a U.S. court of copyright violation for copying the appearance and menu system of Lotus 1-2-3 in its competing spreadsheet program.
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1992 - The Constitution of Estonia is signed into law.
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Hard-charging Marion Barber is the Cowboys' starting running back for the foreseeable future. He signed a six-year contract extension in May. Now comes the hard part. Can the 25-year-old with a bull-headed running style stay healthy enough to become an NFL star? Legendary Cowboys running backs Tony Dorsett and Emmitt Smith say they believe Barber has what it takes. His first start last year came against the New York Giants in the playoffs. He posted a career-high 129 yards on 27 carries in the loss. But starting an entire season is different. Smith, the NFL's all-time leading rusher, said if Barber has to carry the ball for four quarters for the entire year, "There's no way he can handle it." "I think he spends a lot of energy that may not be necessary," Smith said when he attended Cowboys practice this spring. "For a starting back, I'm all about putting your heart into it, but you're doing a lot of kicking, running up, bucking and you're exerting a lot of energy. "We need you for four quarters. And I'm going to say 'we' because I'm a Cowboy, too. We need you for four quarters." Hall of Famer Dorsett called Barber a diamond in the rough. "He can make a run that can get the crowd involved here at Texas Stadium and get his teammates revved up as well," Dorsett said. "I like this guy. I like him a whole lot. My only concern is that this is a very physical league. "When you take a lot of hits over a period of time, it takes its toll on you. I just hope he becomes a little wiser and smarter about some of the hits he takes." -- Dallas Morning News
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1994 - Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas attack at Matsumoto, Japan, 7 persons killed, 660 injured.
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1996 - The Constitution of Ukraine is signed into law.
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1997 - Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield II - Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for biting a piece from Holyfield's ear.
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2000 - Cuban exile Elián González returns to Cuba following a Supreme Court order.
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2004 - The 17th NATO Summit starts in Istanbul.
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about to go to bed...the only time i can stay on much later without worry is on fridays..and saturdays i guess
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2004 - Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.
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2004 - Estonia, Lithuania and Slovenia join the European Exchange Rate Mechanism
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2005 - Canada becomes the third country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
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2005 - A final design for Manhattan's Freedom Tower is formally unveiled.
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2006 - The Republic of Montenegro was admitted as the 192nd Member of the United Nations by General Assembly resolution 60/264.
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2007 - Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th member of the 3000 hit club, going 5 for 5 against the Colorado Rockies.
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Lito Sheppard hasn't given up on the trade scenario yet, though he and agent Drew Rosenhaus seem to be just about the only people in the NFL talking about it right now. And Sheppard certainly hasn't given up on starting, as the Eagles begin focusing on their season opener Sunday at home against St. Louis. If the first thing can't happen, then the second becomes much more important. If you assume, as most people do, that Lito will have to play effectively for the Eagles this year and stay healthy in order for a trade to work out after the season, obviously, not starting will undercut Sheppard's demands for a state-of-the-art contract, wherever he goes. -- Philadelphia Daily News
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off to bed for now, good nite :)
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off to bed for now, good nite :)
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QB Flynn wins backup job with Packers
Seventh-round draft pick Matt Flynn will start the season as Aaron Rodgers' backup at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. Coach Mike McCarthy informed both Flynn and Brian Brohm, one of the Packers' second-round selections, of the decision in a meeting Monday morning. -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Bears to pass on Chris Simms?
The Bears had talks about acquiring quarterback Chris Simms, but those talks have died down, the source said. Simms visited Baltimore on Monday but did not sign with the Ravens. He was released by Tampa Bay on Saturday. Simms appeared to be a viable option earlier in the off-season, but the Bears don't want to shake up the roster at this point. They kept undrafted free agent Caleb Hanie on the roster behind Kyle Orton and Rex Grossman. --Chicago Tribune
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Ravens consider Willie Anderson?
The Ravens have been in preliminary discussions with free agent offensive tackle Willie Anderson, who was cut by the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend. The San Diego Chargers and the Chicago Bears are other possible destinations for the former Pro Bowl lineman. -- Carroll County Times
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Pope Paul IV (June 28, 1476 – August 18, 1559), né Giovanni Pietro Carafa, was Pope from May 23, 1555 until his death.
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Giovanni Pietro Carafa was born in Capriglia Irpina, near Avellino, into a prominent noble family of Naples. His father Giovanni Antonio Carafa died in West Flanders in 1516 and his mother Vittoria Camponeschi was the daughter of Pietro Lalle Camponeschi, 5th Conte di Montorio, a Neapolitan nobleman, and wife Dona Maria de Noronha, a Portuguese noblewoman of the House of Pereira Senhores dos Lagares de El-Rei and Senhores de Paiva, Baltar e Cabeceiras de Basto. His title in the Prophecy of St. Malachy is "Of the Faith of Peter." He was mentored by Cardinal Oliviero Carafa, his relative, who resigned the see of Chieti (Latin Theate) in his favor. Under the direction of Pope Leo X, he was ambassador to England and then papal nuncio in Spain, where he conceived a violent detestation of Spanish rule that affected the policies of his later papacy.
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things that happened in 1476
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March 2 - Battle of Grandson: A Swiss army defeats the Burgundians under Charles the Bold.
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June 2 - Battle of Morat: The Swiss again defeat Charles.
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July 26 - Battle of Valea Albă: The Moldavians are defeated by the Ottoman army of Mehmed the Conqueror.
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December - Vlad III the Impaler manages to become reigning Prince of Wallachia for the third and last time, before being killed by the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Bucharest. His head is sent to his old enemy Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire.
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June 28 - Pope Paul IV (d. 1559)
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August 28 - Kano Motonobu, Japanese painter (d. 1559)
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date unknown - Juan Sebastián Elcano, Spanish explorer (d. 1526)
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January 14 -John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (b. 1444)
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June 8 - George Neville, English archbishop and statesman (b. c. 1432)
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July 6 - Regiomontanus, German astronomer (b. 1436)
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# November 28 - James of the Marches, Franciscan friar
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December
* Vlad III the Impaler, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1431)
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Isabella Neville, Duchess of Clarence (b. 1451)
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December 12 - Frederick I, Elector Palatine (b. 1425)
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December 26 - Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan (assassinated) (b. 1444)
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[IMG]The Julian calendar was a reform of the Roman calendar which was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year, known at least since Hipparchus. It has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months, and a leap day is added to February every four years. Hence the Julian year is on average 365.25 days long. The Julian calendar remained in use into the 20th century in some countries as a national calendar, but it has generally been replaced by the modern Gregorian calendar. It is still used by the Berber people of North Africa, on Mount Athos and by many national Orthodox churches. Orthodox Churches no longer using the Julian calendar typically use the Revised Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar. The notation "Old Style" (OS) is sometimes used to indicate a date in the Julian calendar, as opposed to "New Style" (NS), which either represents the Julian date with the start of the year as 1 January or a full mapping onto the Gregorian calendar.[/IMG]
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The original Roman calendar is believed to have been a lunar calendar, which may have been based on one of the Greek lunar calendars. As the time between new moons averages 29.5 days, its months would have been either hollow (29 days) or full (30 days). Full months were considered powerful and therefore auspicious; hollow months were unlucky. Roman traditions claimed that the calendar was invented by Romulus, the founder of Rome about 753 BC.
Unlike our dates, which are numbered sequentially from the beginning of the month, the Romans counted backwards from three fixed points - the Nones, the Ides, and the Kalends of the following month. This system originated in the practice of "calling" the new month when the crescent was first observed in the west after sunset. From the shape and orientation of the new moon the number of days remaining to the nones would be proclaimed. The earliest known version contained ten months, and started at the vernal equinox; however, the months by this time were no longer 'lunar':
* Martius (31 days)
* Aprilis (30 days)
* Maius (31 days)
* Iunius (30 days)
* Quintilis (31 days)
* Sextilis (30 days)
* September (30 days)
* October (31 days)
* November (30 days) and
* December (30 days)
The calendar year lasted 304 days and there were about 61 days of winter that did not fall within the calendar.
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all this posting and I still need 36 a day.
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March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.
March in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of September in the Northern Hemisphere.
The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and called Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war. In Rome, where the climate is Mediterranean, March is the first month of spring, a logical point for the beginning of the year as well as the start of the military campaign season. The numbered year began on March 1 in Russia until the end of the fifteenth century. Great Britain and her colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, the same year they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar. Many other cultures and religions still celebrate the beginning of the New Year in March.
In Finnish, the month is called maaliskuu, which originates from maallinen kuu meaning earthy month. This is because in maaliskuu earth started to show from under the snow. Historical names for March include Saxon: Lenctmonat, named for the equinox and eventual lengthening of days and the eventual namesake of Lent. Saxons also called March Rhed-monat or Hreth-monath (for their goddess Rhedam/Hreth), and Angles called it Hyld-monath
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The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates. The traditional concept arose with the cycle of moon phases; such months (lunations) are synodic months and last approximately 29.53 days. From excavated tally sticks, researchers have deduced that people counted days in relation to the Moon's phases as early as the Paleolithic age. Synodic months are still the basis of many calendars today.
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Time is a component of a measuring system used to sequence events, to compare the durations of events and the intervals between them, and to quantify the motions of objects. Time has been a major subject of religion, philosophy, and science, but defining time in a non-controversial manner applicable to all fields of study has consistently eluded the greatest scholars.
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Measurement is the process of estimating the magnitude of some attribute of an object, such as its length or weight, relative to some standard (unit of measurement), such as a meter or a kilogram. The term is also used to indicate the number that results from that process. Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. The act of measuring usually involves using a measuring instrument, such as a ruler, weighing scale, thermometer, speedometer, or voltmeter, which is calibrated to compare the measured attribute to a measurement unit. Any kind of attributes can be measured,[1] including physical quantities such as distance, velocity, energy, temperature, or time. The assessment of attitudes or perception in surveys, or the testing of aptitudes of individuals are also considered to be measurements. Indeed, surveys and tests are considered to be "measurement instruments".
Measurements always have errors and therefore uncertainties. In fact, the reduction —not necessarily the elimination— of uncertainty is central to the concept of measurement. Measurement errors are often assumed to be normally distributed about the true value of the measured quantity. Under this assumption, every measurement has three components: the estimate, the margin of error or uncertainty or error bound, and the confidence level — that is the probability that the actual magnitude lies within the margin of error. For example, a measurement of the length of a plank might result in an estimate of 2.53 meters plus or minus 0.01 meter, with a level of confidence of 99%.
The initial state of uncertainty, prior to any observations, is necessary to assess when using statistical methods that rely on prior knowledge (Bayesian methods). This can be done with calibrated probability assessment.
Measurement is fundamental in science; it is one of the things that distinguish science from pseudoscience. It is easy to come up with a theory about nature, hard to come up with a scientific theory that predicts measurements with great accuracy. Measurement is also essential in industry, commerce, engineering, construction, manufacturing, pharmaceutical production, and electronics.
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Allison, which may come from a medieval Norman nickname for Alice, meaning "noble", or from the Irish name "Iseult", meaning "fair lady".
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Anglicized form of the Latin given name Justinus, a derivative of Justus. Justinus was the name borne by various early saints, notably a 2nd-century Christian apologist and a (possibly spurious) boy martyr of the 3rd century. As an English name, Justin has enjoyed considerable popularity in the second part of the 20th century.
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Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, (Arabic: الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is a country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern part of the Syrian Desert down to the Gulf of Aqaba. It shares borders with Syria to the north, Iraq to the north-east, Israel and the disputed Palestinian territories to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the east and south. It shares control of the Dead Sea with Israel, and the coastline of the Gulf of Aqaba with Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Much of Jordan is covered by desert land, particularly the Arabian Desert, however the north-western area, with the sacred Jordan River is regarded as part of the Fertile Crescent.
The capital city, Amman, is in the north-west. Jordan has a rich history, its location in the central Middle East has long made it a prized possession. During its long history, Jordan has seen numerous civilisations, including such ancient eastern civilisations as the Sumerian, Akkadian, Israelite, Babylonian, Assyrian, Mesopotamian and Persian empires. Jordan was for a time part of Pharaonic Egypt and spawned the native Nabatean civilisation who left rich archaeological remains at Petra. Cultures from the west also left their mark such as the Macedonian, Roman and Byzantine empires. Since the seventh century the area has been under Muslim and Arab cultures, with the exception of a brief period under British rule.
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