1066 is the Battle of Hastings..........



1945 End of WWII..........................
1947 Chuckie went fast..................
1966 Beatles came to America.......
1967 Leafs won their last Cup.......
1969 Manned lunar landing............
1974 birth of my daughter..............
1977 birth of  my son......................

'69...WOODSTOCK!

1863: President  Lincoln was assisinated
1893: maybe the first horseless carriage
Those are the only ones I can think of, and I aint so sure those are even right

1066 - Battle of Hastings/Norman conquest. Incidentally, i'm a direct descendant of William the conqueror

1815 - Battle of Waterloo/ final defeat of Napolean

I wasn't sure what happened in 1898, so I looked at a timeline that I did a few years ago and:

Ferdinand Von Zeppelin invented the dirigible airship in 1898

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Would you believe I missed this. My one chance to get my own back on Felix & I blew it. LOL

Harold, King of the the Saxons, did fend off the Viking raiders earlier that year but 1066 is remembered (in this country) for his own defeat near Hastings by William "the Conqueror" of Normandy. This was the last successful invasion of England, hence its significance in our history. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/normans/hastings_01.shtml
The actual location of the defeat was named Battle in honour of the many Saxons who perished.

january 22nd 1905, bloody sunday riots/massacre(i believe) in russia was it?

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i know, but i saw it in Rifle's list, so i thought it was alwyas in felix'

and eh...are you drunk hagar?  ???

It seems to me that most of these dates signify british history.

1066 Hastings,

1588 Armarda,

1815 Waterloo.

(All British so far...)

1863 Charge of the light brigade?

1898 Boer wars?

1905 I have no idea!

So how do I score? Do I win a prize? 8)

Andrew, I like the Zeppelin fact.

Hagar, that story about Drake and his game of bowls is true.

What happened in 1905?!

ok further research threw this up
1905   Norway separates from Sweden
1905   Trans-Siberian Railway completed
1905   "Bloody Sunday" massace of protestors in St Petersburg
1905   Sir Albert Einstein develops special theory of relativity
1905   Sinn Fein, Irish nationalist (Republican) movement, founded

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Was this the first Apollo flight around the moon Richie?

Wasn't there a famous hill battle in the korean war where our casualties were very high?

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Yup, I've heard that it was a horrible battle.  My father was there.  He said that years later I was suposed to be born on the 20th of May and was very releaved when I was born on the 21st-he didn't want me born during the anniversary of the battle.

I think the big battle in Korea you are refering to is the legendary Battle of Gloucester Hill, where numerous Chinese Armies were sent across the Imjin river against the Glousters and the Northumberland Fusiliers regiments who fought a heroic battle and were sacrificed to save the greater allied forces. For a really excellent account of this try reading Lofty Larges One Mans War In Korea (this has been recently released as a compiled edition with his other book One Mans SAS under the title Soldier Against The Odds), and it is an incredible read! A must for any military bookworms.
Published by Mainstream Publishing ISBN 1-84018-346-2

Ozzy

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um, in 1812 the US and England were at war with each other

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Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang!   Which one!  One of these is the fall of the Berlin Wall, I believe.  I'll go with 1990.

No, no...  I take that back.  I'll go with 1989.  I remember seeing a poster of it in my German class.  I think it said November...  1989, final answer.

Da, gospodin...

The world's first astronaut was a 27-year-old Soviet aviator named Yuri Gagarin. On April 12, 1961, the 43/4-ton spacecraft Vostok 1 was launched at 9:07 in the morning, Moscow time, from a location in Baikonur, a wasteland in the south-central region of the Soviet Union. The spacecraft orbited the Earth once in 1 hour and 29 minutes at a maximum speed of 27,000 kilometers per hour. It followed an elliptical orbit that carried Gagarin as far as 301 kilometers from Earth. Vostok I landed at 10:55 AM and made the young Soviet cosmonaut a worldwide celebrity. Gagarin's flight in Vostok 1 was an astounding achievement that began mankind's entry into space. It was recognized that the Soviet Union had a definite advantage in space technology over the United States. Gagarin was celebrated as a hero in the Soviet Union. Monuments were raised to him and streets named in his honor. He never went into space again.



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AH yes, but I am unpokeable.......and warped too    8)

The Franco-Prussian War "not important at all"? (note I'm conveniently ignoring the ..) at the end).

This led directly to the consolidation of power of Bismarck and the proclamation of Empire under the Kaiser (the grandfather of the WW1 Kaiser).  From there, an "arms race" started as Germany wanted to rush into the colonial race (hence colonies in Africa, participation in the suppression of the Boxer rebellion in China) AND the building of capital ships.  England stayed out of coalitions that Germany wanted to make (considering the royal families were related) and the common "enemy" was France - until the French and english divided up their African interests (which pissed off Willly to no end) ... Germany looked to other nations to secure its borders against Russia, France, and was aligned with Austria-Hungary who had their own design in the Balkans ... then a little incident in Sarajevo provoked the Austrians to flex their muscle, make unreasonable demands on the Serbs (which, by the way, were met completely in the hopes of avoiding conflict but the Austrians were hell bent on getting their aims...)  Russia came to the Serbs aid, Germany came in behind Austria, France came to the Russian/Serb cause, then when germany moved into Belgium, England honored its agreements....

No, it really wasn't that big a deal...

(By the way, the book "Dreadnought" makes for interesting reading...  goes from the end of the Franco-Prussian War to August 1914...



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okay,it was a big event and maybe one cause for WW1, but it wasn't an IMPORTANT event for german history...

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Actually, I tend to think of the Franco-Prussian War as one of the most important events in German history because it started a very critical chain of events.  Following the war, the peace treaty said that Germany got to take over part of France-an area known as Alsace-Lorraine-they also had to pay harsh war reparations.  This caused the German and French relations to be even worse than before and can be contributed as a major reason that France was so quick to enter WWI-they wanted "revanchism" (punish a past enemy and regain lost terriroty).  WWI was fought and France and her allies won.  Following the war, at the Paris Peace conference the Treaty of Versailles was created and Germany forced to sign (the harshness of the treaty was partially caused by France's desire for revenge-this included the return of Alsace-Lorraine).  Now, years later there was a man who managed to rise to power in Germany because he hated how is country had been treated following WWI.  That man's name was Adolf Hitler.  Hitler, as everyone knows, was the sole cause of WWII.  After WWII, Germany was devided into four parts (as was the capitol city of Berlin)-one for each of the victorious natins (U.S., France, Britain, & USSR).  The plan was to reunite in 1949 after each part had been rebuilt by the nation-in 1949 one counrty refused to allow their part to be united with the rest of Germany (the USSR's sector), thus East Germany was born and so was all that followed (specifically the Berlin Airlift and Wall).

Had the Franco-Prussian War not occured the rivalery between France and Germany would never had been as bad WWI may have been avoided (unlikely).  What is more likely is that the treaty following the war would not have been as harsh and Hitler would not have had the fuel he needed to cease control of the country and try and create an empire (and cause WWII).  Therefore WWII and all the followed probably wouldn't have happened.  The Franco-Pussian War, though less than a year in length, was a very critical part of German history.

Ok lads lets try this one out. Remember, NO cheating.

Now heres a clue. There all great navy dates.

1588,

1805 (21 october),

1898,

1904,

1915 (24 january),

1916 (31 may),

1918,

1939 (13 december),

1941 (23 may),

1941 (25 may),

1943 ( 26 december),


So there you go. I shall write my answers either later tonight or tomorrow. Good luck!

1588,  Spansih Armade defeated

1805 (21 october),   Lord Nelson killed by sniper

1898,   Battle of Santiago, Cuba (Spanish American War)  (Yes, Manila Bay was also fought that year)

1904,  Attack by japanese at Port Arthur

1915 (24 january),   Battle of Dogger Bank

1916 (31 may),   Battle of Jutland

1918 - WW1 ended, but British and Japanese landed troops in Valdivostok.

1939 (13 december), Battle of Rio Plata - Graf Spee scuttled

1941 (23 may), - 1941 (25 may),
23-27 May 1941 - Battle of Denmark Straights - HMS Hood sunk 24May, pursuit follows, Bismark sunkj 27-May

1943 ( 26 december), Battle of North Cape - Scharnhost sunk

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Wow, once again you are right.  But, I wouldn't say that it was just a German pilot-it was possibly the most famous pilot in history, the infamous Manfred von Richthofen aka the "Red Baron."

By the way Felix anther related event on 4/21/1918 is that Canadian ace Arthur Roy Brown lied.   

OK then, what happened on:
April 24, 1967?
June 29, 1971?

1066 would seem to hve something to do with the Moors and El Cid
1588 The defeat of the Spanish Armada

Actually, there was recently a very indepth study on the events which led to the death of Manfred von Richthofen.  It turned out that he was killed by a machine gunner on the ground, not Roy Brown (or Snoopy-lol).  That mans name was Snowy Evans-a lowely Australlian gunner of whom no photos exist, he was not killed by the famous Roy Brown.

My bad.

Brown won the DSC not the VC.

How did Snowy Evans...an assistant gunner get the kill?

Revisionist history.

Buie, the actual gunner, is the fellow who said he didn't shoot the Baron. Therefore a "new" study suddenly claims his assistant, who wasn't on the gun, got the kill.

Facts are facts.

The fatal shot came from behind.
The plane crashes only some 80 yards from the Aussie gun position.
Brown had overshot low and the the right after his first burst.

There is only one thing that makes sense.

Brown killed the Baron...and revisionist history be damned.

If an Aussie gunner got the baron he must have been sitting on the cowling of Brown's Camel. Neither Brown nor any other observer reports such a man.

That Discovery Channel bit has caused a lot of heartache for many people...

The historian working with them says they had a chance to do some real work and they didn't do it. He went on to say they ignored evidence on both sides of the controversy.

Brown never claimed he shot down that specific aircraft. He did claim he shot down a dominantly red Triplane at that location...or very close nearby. In one of those strange twists Brown kill totals reflect the Tripe kill...but he is not officially credited with the kill of MvR. The only official document that reflects Brown shot down MvR is a report by an Aussie Army officer!

It is a well known historical fact that the Red Baron was abducted by Aliens who left a fake corpse behind to confuse us for 90 years.  Von Richthofen is currently living with Elvis, they run a small bar together in Des Moines.


Will

This should settle any controversy for once and for all ...
legends never die - they get abducted by aliens...



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No Ozzy, Ms Monroe and Ex President Kennedy refused to allow a German to work with them.  Lucan was happy enough, but he was out-voted.

I have heared that they are forming a conglomerate and going into the cruise business.  They have bought their first ship - SS Marie Celeste

Will

Yeah I heard about that Will. I've brought shares in it as they have a great non-refund policy to disatisfied customers, they just err loose them Which saves me from having to give any of the money back....

Mark 8)

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April 24 1967 I was planning a 20th b'day party for my older brother, for the 29th....thats when I heard about Komarov.
June 29 1971 we were all still recovering from my 20th  b'day, 6 month s earlier.....

April 24, 1967 - Siege of Khe Sahn starts...?

June 29, 1971 - Illinois ratifies 26th Ammendment to the US Constitution providing the right to vote  for US citizens 18 years of age or older.... 







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I think this demonstrates Felix's original point perfectly.
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The same date often has a different significance to different people, depending on where they live.

the soviets had no luck with their space flight program,athough they shot the first man ,sattelite and the first woman into space.

Actually, the Soviets had (and the Russian's continue to have) a very successiful manned space program.  They also had the first space walk, first mulit-manned crew, and have logged many more days in space than their American counterparts.  Also, during this time-they have lost far less men than the American's (the U.S. have lost 14 during space flights while the Russian's have lost only 4).  The only great feat they did not have in space was a manned moon landing, they were first in almost everything else.
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Interestingly, the crew lost on June 29, 1971, was their first space station crew (the first station crew in history).  The Soyuz 11 crew was the first and only of the space station Salyut 1.

EEP - action movies are not necessarily themost accurate historical depictions....  (but they are fun)

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???? Isn't this a contradiction in terms? 

#1 - How do the space stations get resupplied?  Mostly by unmanned supply capsules

#2 - How many Russian satellites are still "up there" ..

Granted, Western commercial and military uses of unmanned satellites are much more publicized, but I wouldn't call the Soviet/Russian unmanned program "unsuccessful" ...  I'd rather say that the Western space programs have, in general, been "more productive"...




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The ones that go "splat" ?

Even then, the Russian probes were better - they made bigger craters  ;>



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It's true that the Russian's have had some problems with probes in the past but they have also had some great success.  For example, in the mid-1970s the Russian's made several very successiful unmanned lunar landings which resulted in sample returns.  These missions were extremely successiful in accomplished virturally every objective they had.  Overall, I can't say that their unmanned programs were any less successiful than that of the United States.

There have been several - most notably in the early '60s when testing of the (then) largest ICBM prototype went seriously worng and wiped out a large number of people, including the head of the Strategic Rocket Forces (I may have the title wrong)

Usually US/Western rocket unmanned rocket failures have not caused (significant numbers of) casualties.


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