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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-29-06 11:40 AM
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This day in history - 1957
Strom Thurmond filibustered for more than 24 hours against a voting rights bill, thereby confirming his status as the all-time Numero Uno windbag in the US Senate.
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otherlander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-29-06 01:11 PM
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1. Also, in 1966
the last-ever Beatles concert. :(

It's also Slovak National Uprising day.
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