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| 25 JAN 2003 at 1:57pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
Posts : 5892
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | All of these events took place on the 25th of January. Match them to the correct year.
- Al Capone, best known gangster who dominated the Chicago area, died. Indicted for tax evasion and imprisoned, Capone was released in 1939.
- An outstanding record for the time, the highest television advertising rate was set at $600,000 per 1/2 minute for the NBC network prime time airing of the Super Bowl XXI. The game was watched by a record 127 million viewers.
- A Turkish steamer became the first ship to be sunk by a torpedo, fired from a Russian boat.
- Eliakim Spooner patented the seeding machine
- G.D. Dows patented the ornamental soda fountain. The marble fountain, featuring a double stream draft arm, sold for $225.
- In New York, Alexander Graham Bell spoke to his assistant in San Francisco, California, starting the first transcontinental telephone service.
- In World War II, Thailand declared war on Britain and the United States.
- The Beatles reached #1 on the music charts for the first time, with their single, "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
- The first annual Emmy Awards presentation took place at the Hollywood Athletic Club, with a mere six awards to present.
- The first Winter Olympics began at Chamonix, France.
- The League of Nations, forerunner of the United Nations, was founded.
- The Supreme Soviet officially ended the state of war with Germany.
-The United States accused Iraq of deliberately pumping oil into the Persian Gulf in what it called an act of environmental terrorism.
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1991
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| 25 JAN 2003 at 5:50pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 7058
Joined: 14 SEP 2003
Status : Online | Okay, just guessing here...
1799 - seeding machine
1870 - Soda fountain
1878 - Bell telephone
1915 - torpedo
1919 - winter Olympics
1924 - League of Nations
1942 - Thailand declares war*
1947 - first Emmy
1949 - USSR ends war
1955 - Al Capone dies
1964 - Beatles top the charts*
1987 - Super Bowl
1991 - Iraq dumps oil
* I'd be very surprised if these were wrong. Everything else is a guess.
So how many did I get right?
I forgot my sig.
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| 25 JAN 2003 at 7:16pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
Posts : 5892
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Yes, the two you marked are correct.
All in all you got 6 right and 7 are wrong.
Let's see what the others can do.
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 26 JAN 2003 at 12:03am |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5538
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | History trivia, good idea!
Hmm....I'm only sure of a few of these, so it looks like I'll be throwing out some educated guesses as well.
1799 - seeding machine patented
1870 - ornamental soda fountain patented
1878 - Bell transcontinental telephone
1915 - First torpedo sinking
1919 - League of Nations formed
1924 - Winter Olympics started
1942 - Thailand declared war
1947 - Al Capone dies
1949 - Soviets end war
1955 - Emmy Awards begin
1964 - Beatles reach No. 1
1987 - Super Bowl record revenue
1991 - Iraq pumped oil
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| 26 JAN 2003 at 1:13pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
Posts : 5892
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Andromus, you got 9 right and 4 are still incorrect.
This turns into an advanced Mastermind version.
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| 27 JAN 2003 at 6:59pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
Posts : 5892
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | Any more takers??
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