This day in history

Post by **Skylace** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:53 pm

January 23

1996-Java Script released

2002-Daniel Pearl is kidnapped

Post by **faceless** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:02 pm

ahh, Daniel Pearl, I was once banned by a certain UKTV torrent site for daring to post a link to the video of him being killed. I didn't force anyone to watch it, and didn't even watch it myself, but apparently I was almost as bad as his killers for doing so.

maycm · Post by **maycm** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:05 pm

Skylace wrote:January 23

1996-Java Script released

Is that part of the training they use at Starbucks? (ducks and runs)

Post by **Skylace** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:26 pm

January 24

1984-Apple Macintosh first went on sale today

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 1:51 pm

January 25

1890- Nellie Bly begins her around the world journey

[web]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly[/web]

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I had never heard about her before today. It's interesting she is also lived in Pittsburgh. I haven't even heard much about her here. But I think I am going to have to look into her more. She seemed a very interesting woman and brave as well.

Post by **faceless** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:46 pm

It's Robert Burns' day here in Scotland - I've got my haggis on standby...

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:01 pm

faceless wrote:It's Robert Burns' day here in Scotland - I've got my haggis on standby...

Never heard of him but looked him up. I'll have to get some of his poetry. Thanks for that.

Bat · Post by **Bat** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:21 pm

Skylace wrote:
faceless wrote:It's Robert Burns' day here in Scotland - I've got my haggis on standby...
Never heard of him but looked him up. I'll have to get some of his poetry. Thanks for that.

He's only the guy who wrote the words to possibly THE most popular song in the world - Auld Lang Syne

And I'm off to the pub in a while to huv ma haggis' n' neeps 'n tatties and a wee dram o' single malt or 6

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:11 pm

Bat wrote:
Skylace wrote:
faceless wrote:It's Robert Burns' day here in Scotland - I've got my haggis on standby...
Never heard of him but looked him up. I'll have to get some of his poetry. Thanks for that.

He's only the guy who wrote the words to possibly THE most popular song in the world - Auld Lang Syne And I'm off to the pub in a while to huv ma haggis' n' neeps 'n tatties and a wee dram o' single malt or 6

Well, seeing as how I never knew all the words and no one ever seemed to know what it was about when I asked them, I never bothered to find out who wrote it.

But I am glad I learned about him.

Post by **faceless** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:50 pm

nobody knows what it's all about and nobody ever sings it correctly either!

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:52 pm

faceless wrote:nobody knows what it's all about and nobody ever sings it correctly either!

I think I know the tune better than the actual words.
However, I am looking forward getting to a library when I can and getting some of his poetry and finding out some more about him.

Post by **faceless** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:01 pm

when you read it you'll see all sorts of words that you won't know - because he just made words up to fit the rhyme... haha

Post by **Skylace** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:13 pm

faceless wrote:when you read it you'll see all sorts of words that you won't know - because he just made words up to fit the rhyme... haha

Like Dr. Seuss! or L. Carroll.
I can deal with that. I like stuff like that.

Bat · Post by **Bat** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:11 am

Not quite comedy - he was a serious piss head

maybe.

Post by **Skylace** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:39 pm

January 26

1966-Beaumont Siblings Disappear without a Trace
The Beaumont children's disappearance from a popular Australian beach launched what would become the largest police investigation in Australian criminal history. On a hot summer day in 1966, 9-year-old Jane Beaumont took her 2 younger siblings to a nearby beach; they never returned home. Police investigations revealed that the children had been seen with a strange man and later walking alone, but the case remains unsolved.