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    Today in History

    Today in 1913, the premier of the ballet Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) in Paris caused rioting in the theater, in all likelihood being the first and last time a ballet can be said to have caused a riot! Today, 10 years earlier in 1903, Bob Hope, comedian, singer, dancer, and avid...
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    Comments You Get When You Dress Vintage

    That seems to be the most common thing people ask, the "Where are you going/Why are you dressed up?" question, like people aren't expected to really care about their appearance anymore unless there's a "reason". It's actually kinda sad :(
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    Today in History

    Today in 2019, Hollywood Golden Era actress, singer, and animal lover, Doris Day, passed away. Ms Day was 97 years old.
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    Today in History

    On this day in 1934, the first dust storm of what became the Dustbowl, occured. In 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot in St. Peter's Square, bringing in a new age of bulletproofed Popemobiles. And in China on this day in 1989, more than 2000 students protested against Chinese communism in...
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    You know you are getting old when:

    You're an ageing NPR listener if you listen to Prairie Home Companion, aka Live From Here
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    Today in History

    Today marks the 590th anniversary of the battle of Orleans, where Joan of Arc defeated the British. Today in 1913, inventor Gideon Sundback, patented the zipper.
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    Today in History

    Know the one on Ste Cat well from my many trips to Montreal, even though I often stayed on Masionneove I never did much but sleep there. Spent most of my time (when I was not in some conference room) hanging out in Ville-Marie
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    Today in History

    Which one, the one on Maisonneuve, or the one on Rue St Catherine?
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    Today in History

    Now I'm getting hungry. Anyone else up for a Donner Kebab?
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    Today in History

    in 1954 on this day, Bell labs announces they've created the world's first solar cell. Today in 1926, the opera "Turandot" premiered in Milan
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    Today in History

    LOL!!! So true! I noticed that with Colin Jackson as well. British when he was in form, Welsh when he wasn't.
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    Sears might be going belly up

    I needed a good giggle, but when I read this I was drinking pop, so it wasn't the best time to laugh out loud, lol!!
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    Today in History

    England likes to claim everything, particularly anything Welsh, Scottish, or Irish ;) Shakespeare and the Welsh
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    Today in History

    My partner was supposed to have been in school there on that day, but didn't go.
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    Today in History

    Today in 1914, The Federals defeated Kansas City in the first major league baseball game to be played in Chicago's Weeghman Park, later renamed Wrigley Field. On this day in 1564, the man who is credited as writing many classic British plays, William Shakespeare, was born. Whether he wrote the...
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    Today in History

    I think neither of them truly did justice to Fitzgerald's story, but I liked the general aesthetic of Leo's version
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    Today in History

    Today in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald published "The Great Gatsby". Cheers, Fitz!
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Maybe I should have added the following to my post: ".........Or did he?" lol
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    Today in History

    Today in 1935, FDR signed the Emergency Relief Act to try and counter the Great Depression, authorizing almost $5 million to implement work-relief programs in the hope that it would lift the country out of the crisis. The act was unprecedented and remains the largest system of public-assistance...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    The Last Starfighter. The song of a trailer park manager, Alex, plays an arcade game called The Last Starfighter after experiencing a tough day as a teenager, and gets max score. A mysterious car pulls up with someone who claims to have created the game, and he asks Alex to get in to discuss a...

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