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Post by johnreardon on Mar 14, 2021 9:04:13 GMT
March 14th 1879 Albert Einstein is born, the son of a Jewish electrical engineer in Ulm, Germany. Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity drastically altered man’s view of the universe, and his work in particle and energy theory helped make possible quantum mechanics and, ultimately, the atomic bomb.
After a childhood in Germany and Italy, Einstein studied physics and mathematics at the Federal Polytechnic Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. He became a Swiss citizen and in 1905 was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Zurich while working at the Swiss patent office in Bern. That year, which historians of Einstein’s career call the annus mirabilis—the “miracle year”—he published five theoretical papers that were to have a profound effect on the development of modern physics.
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 14, 2021 13:12:59 GMT
1821: On one of the quietest days in Wall Street history, the market is open, but not a single share of stock changes hands.
1794: In one of the most ambivalent innovations of all time, Eli Whitney patents his cotton gin, setting off an industrial boom in the textile-mill towns of New England
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Post by zontar on Mar 14, 2021 22:50:15 GMT
For Pi Day... 1681 - Composer Georg Philipp Telemann was born. 1804 - Composer Johann I Strauss was born. 1977 - The Heart album "Little Queen" was released.
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Post by johnreardon on Mar 15, 2021 9:27:56 GMT
On March 15, 44 BC, Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in Rome, Italy. Caesar was the dictator of the Roman Republic, and his assassins were Roman senators, fellow politicians who helped shape Roman policy and government.
So Beware the Ides of March In ancient Rome, the Ides of March were equivalent to our March 15. In the Roman calendar, this date corresponded to several religious observances. The Romans considered the Ides of March as a deadline for settling debts.
But – for our modern world – if you’ve heard of the Ides of March, it’s probably thanks to William Shakespeare. In his play Julius Caesar, a soothsayer attracts Caesar’s attention and tells him: Beware the ides of March.
Caesar demands:
What man is that? Set him before me, let me see his face.
When the soothsayer repeats his warning, Caesar dismisses him, saying:
He is a dreamer; let us leave him. Pass.
Two acts later, Caesar is assassinated on the steps of the Senate.
In the play – and in reality – Julius Caesar was indeed assassinated on the ides of March – March 15 – in the year 44 B.C.
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 15, 2021 11:44:01 GMT
1933: The New York Stock Exchange reopens after closing for two weeks during Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's bank holiday, and pent-up investors bust loose in a bullish stampede, whooping and hollering as they propel the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its biggest one-day percentage gain yet on record, a 15.3% leap, to close at 62.10. The Standard & Poor's Composite Index of 90 stocks soars 16.6%. Even so, stocks are trading at roughly 87% below their 1929 highs, share prices average just 0.65 times book value, and the average dividend yield (among those companies that can afford to pay one) is 8.7%. Stocks are trading at an estimated 10 times their earnings for the coming year.
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 15, 2021 11:44:20 GMT
On March 15, 44 BC, Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in Rome, Italy. Caesar was the dictator of the Roman Republic, and his assassins were Roman senators, fellow politicians who helped shape Roman policy and government. So Beware the Ides of March In ancient Rome, the Ides of March were equivalent to our March 15. In the Roman calendar, this date corresponded to several religious observances. The Romans considered the Ides of March as a deadline for settling debts. But – for our modern world – if you’ve heard of the Ides of March, it’s probably thanks to William Shakespeare. In his play Julius Caesar, a soothsayer attracts Caesar’s attention and tells him: Beware the ides of March. Caesar demands: What man is that? Set him before me, let me see his face. When the soothsayer repeats his warning, Caesar dismisses him, saying: He is a dreamer; let us leave him. Pass. Two acts later, Caesar is assassinated on the steps of the Senate. In the play – and in reality – Julius Caesar was indeed assassinated on the ides of March – March 15 – in the year 44 B.C. Boy I had better be on my guard today then!
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 16, 2021 11:17:08 GMT
1933: President Franklin D. Roosevelt takes the U.S. off the gold standard, removing the yellow metal from coinage and circulation, even banning it as a collectible.
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Post by johnreardon on Mar 16, 2021 11:38:49 GMT
March 16th
1872 1st English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Wanderers defeat Royal Engineers, 1-0; Morton Betts scores winner
1875 English FA Cup Final Replay, Kennington Oval, London: Royal Engineers beat Old Etonians, 2-0 after initial 1-1 draw
1876 Nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY)
1877 Charles Bannerman completes 1st Test cricket century, 165 v Eng
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Post by zontar on Mar 17, 2021 7:50:32 GMT
On March 15, 44 BC, Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in Rome, Italy. Caesar was the dictator of the Roman Republic, and his assassins were Roman senators, fellow politicians who helped shape Roman policy and government. So Beware the Ides of March In ancient Rome, the Ides of March were equivalent to our March 15. In the Roman calendar, this date corresponded to several religious observances. The Romans considered the Ides of March as a deadline for settling debts. But – for our modern world – if you’ve heard of the Ides of March, it’s probably thanks to William Shakespeare. In his play Julius Caesar, a soothsayer attracts Caesar’s attention and tells him: Beware the ides of March. Caesar demands: What man is that? Set him before me, let me see his face. When the soothsayer repeats his warning, Caesar dismisses him, saying: He is a dreamer; let us leave him. Pass. Two acts later, Caesar is assassinated on the steps of the Senate. In the play – and in reality – Julius Caesar was indeed assassinated on the ides of March – March 15 – in the year 44 B.C.
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Post by johnreardon on Mar 17, 2021 8:49:20 GMT
On March 17, 461 A.D.
Saint Patrick, Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland, dies at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland.
Much of what is known about Patrick’s legendary life comes from the Confessio, a book he wrote during his last years. Born in Great Britain, probably in Scotland, to a well-to-do Christian family of Roman citizenship, Patrick was captured and enslaved at age 16 by Irish marauders. For the next six years, he worked as a herder in Ireland, turning to a deepening religious faith for comfort. Following the counsel of a voice he heard in a dream one night, he escaped and found passage on a ship to Britain, where he was eventually reunited with his family.
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 17, 2021 12:56:39 GMT
1971: Pres. Richard M. Nixon signs legislation providing a 10% increase in Social Security benefits (and a hike in the payroll tax rates, from 5% of the first $7,800 in wages to 5.15% of the first $9,000). A retiree who would have received $500 a month at the beginning of 1969 would be receiving $759 per month, or 51.8% more, by the end of 1972.
Can you imagine if they did this today???
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Post by zontar on Mar 17, 2021 23:45:12 GMT
1971: Pres. Richard M. Nixon signs legislation providing a 10% increase in Social Security benefits (and a hike in the payroll tax rates, from 5% of the first $7,800 in wages to 5.15% of the first $9,000). A retiree who would have received $500 a month at the beginning of 1969 would be receiving $759 per month, or 51.8% more, by the end of 1972. Can you imagine if they did this today??? Something Nixon did? Interesting Of course the percentage of retirees (or in that age group) is higher today than then And just by numbers a lot more as well Not intended as a political comment
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 18, 2021 0:42:48 GMT
1971: Pres. Richard M. Nixon signs legislation providing a 10% increase in Social Security benefits (and a hike in the payroll tax rates, from 5% of the first $7,800 in wages to 5.15% of the first $9,000). A retiree who would have received $500 a month at the beginning of 1969 would be receiving $759 per month, or 51.8% more, by the end of 1972. Can you imagine if they did this today??? Something Nixon did? Interesting Of course the percentage of retirees (or in that age group) is higher today than then And just by numbers a lot more as well Not intended as a political comment Political comment or not, it is a change that one wouldn't associate with Nixon for sure. For laughs, I checked the US inflation rates in 1972, 1973 and 1974 and they climbed from 3.4% to 8.7% and then 12.3%. Raising public pensions like this might have impacted inflation, but the oil crisis was going on at that time too.
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Post by Sgt Rock on Mar 18, 2021 1:41:20 GMT
1971: Pres. Richard M. Nixon signs legislation providing a 10% increase in Social Security benefits (and a hike in the payroll tax rates, from 5% of the first $7,800 in wages to 5.15% of the first $9,000). A retiree who would have received $500 a month at the beginning of 1969 would be receiving $759 per month, or 51.8% more, by the end of 1972. Can you imagine if they did this today??? this is also during the same time that he put a freeze on pay increases for us in the military. as it was, we weren't making that much to begin with.
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 18, 2021 1:55:39 GMT
1971: Pres. Richard M. Nixon signs legislation providing a 10% increase in Social Security benefits (and a hike in the payroll tax rates, from 5% of the first $7,800 in wages to 5.15% of the first $9,000). A retiree who would have received $500 a month at the beginning of 1969 would be receiving $759 per month, or 51.8% more, by the end of 1972. Can you imagine if they did this today??? this is also during the same time that he put a freeze on pay increases for us in the military. as it was, we weren't making that much to begin with. As people in my generation say, "the best thing to come out of the 70's was the 80's". I was only little but I remember the oil crisis very clearly when my parents could only fill up on certain days because of rationing. Trips to fill the car had to be planned because you could queue for a very long time The 1970's were a nadir for many things.
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Post by zontar on Mar 18, 2021 2:04:37 GMT
Lots of great rock music though--and some fantastic blues.--and some pretty bland stuff too.
I think my favourite decade for music is 66-75
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Post by Sgt Rock on Mar 18, 2021 2:09:16 GMT
this is also during the same time that he put a freeze on pay increases for us in the military. as it was, we weren't making that much to begin with. As people in my generation say, "the best thing to come out of the 70's was the 80's". I was only little but I remember the oil crisis very clearly when my parents could only fill up on certain days because of rationing. Trips to fill the car had to be planned because you could queue for a very long time The 1970's were a nadir for many things. I was still in Germany when the oil shortage/gasoline shortage happened. it was kinda strange to not see very much if any traffic on the German roadways. if you were caught driving, you better have a good reason for being on the road and a document giving you permission to do so.
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Post by johnreardon on Mar 18, 2021 7:49:19 GMT
On March 18, 1852, in New York City, Henry Wells and William G. Fargo join with several other investors to launch their namesake business, today one of the world's largest banks.
The discovery of gold in California in 1849 prompted a huge spike in the demand for cross-country shipping. Wells and Fargo decided to take advantage of these great opportunities. In July 1852, their company shipped its first loads of freight from the East Coast to mining camps scattered around northern California. The company contracted with independent stagecoach companies to provide the fastest possible transportation and delivery of gold dust, important documents and other valuable freight. It also served as a bank—buying gold dust, selling paper bank drafts and providing loans to help fuel California’s growing economy.
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 18, 2021 11:34:06 GMT
March 18 1850: Henry Wells, William G. Fargo, and John Butterfield meet at the Mansion House in Buffalo to join their separate companies -- Wells & Co.; Livingston, Fargo & Co.; and Butterfield and Watson -- into a single firm with a monopoly over express shipping in the northeast. They capitalize their American Express Co. with $150,000 in stock. At first, AmEx specializes in shipping small valuables like bond certificates, currency, and financial contracts -- plus live poultry, pianos, and firecrackers.
I wonder why these guys did so many major deals on 3/18???
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Post by johnreardon on Mar 19, 2021 8:28:39 GMT
March 19th 1988 Two British soldiers, in civilian clothes, accidentally drove into an IRA funeral in Northern Ireland and were horrifically kicked and beaten to death by the baying IRA supporters. Missed the actual date, but the most beautiful car EVER made was launched at the Geneva Auto Show 60 years ago.
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 19, 2021 11:40:58 GMT
March 19th 1988 Two British soldiers, in civilian clothes, accidentally drove into an IRA funeral in Northern Ireland and were horrifically kicked and beaten to death by the baying IRA supporters. Missed the actual date, but the most beautiful car EVER made was launched at the Geneva Auto Show 60 years ago.
Boy I love those old E Type Jags...
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 19, 2021 11:41:23 GMT
1792: Wall Street has its first major crash in history, on "Black Monday," as 6% Treasury bonds lose 10% of their value and shares in the Bank of the United States drop 12%. Speculator William Duer, a friend of Alexander Hamilton, has borrowed too much money and is about to be thrown in debtors' prison, spreading panic through the cobblestone streets of downtown Manhattan.
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Post by johnreardon on Mar 20, 2021 10:24:11 GMT
March 20th
1800 Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London
1815 Napoleon enters Paris after escape from Elba, begins 100-day rule
1900 US Secretary of State John Hay announces that all nations to whom he sent notes calling for an 'open door' policy in China have essentially accepted his stand
1933 Dachau the first Nazi concentration camp, is completed
2016 Barack Obama becomes the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a 3 day tour
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 20, 2021 12:17:03 GMT
1602: The western world's first major publicly traded company is born, as the Dutch legislature grants a monopoly on trade to the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, or Dutch East India Company, which deals in booming consumer products like cloves, tea, black pepper, and Chinese porcelain. In 1609, the company's directors declare that investors cannot sell their shares back to the company, but only to other investors -- giving birth to the modern stock market.
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Post by zontar on Mar 20, 2021 19:40:04 GMT
1969 - John Lennon married Yoko Ono at the British Consulate Office in Gibraltar, Spain. 1976 - Alice Cooper married Sheryl Goddard. (Still married)
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Post by johnreardon on Mar 21, 2021 8:25:19 GMT
March 21st
1940 - Solomon Burke American preacher and singer Solomon Burke, known as the king of rock & soul. He had the 1961 US No.24 single 'Just Out Of Reach Of My Open Arms', and the 1963 US No.1 R&B hit, 'Got To Get You Off My Mind'. Burke died on October 10, 2010 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport while on a plane from Washington Dulles Airport that had just landed.
1946 - Me I was born in St Woolos Hospital, Newport South Wales on the 21st March 1946, which apparently was a Thursday. I was the second of three children my parents had and was one of those born in the baby boom after the Second World War. My older sister Judy would have just been old enough to understand she now had a baby brother to play with and look after.
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 21, 2021 11:35:10 GMT
March 21st 1940 - Solomon Burke American preacher and singer Solomon Burke, known as the king of rock & soul. He had the 1961 US No.24 single 'Just Out Of Reach Of My Open Arms', and the 1963 US No.1 R&B hit, 'Got To Get You Off My Mind'. Burke died on October 10, 2010 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport while on a plane from Washington Dulles Airport that had just landed. 1946 - Me I was born in St Woolos Hospital, Newport South Wales on the 21st March 1946, which apparently was a Thursday. I was the second of three children my parents had and was one of those born in the baby boom after the Second World War. My older sister Judy would have just been old enough to understand she now had a baby brother to play with and look after. Well happy birthday!!!
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 21, 2021 11:35:20 GMT
1924: Today is the birthday of the American mutual fund industry. The Massachusetts Investors Trust, the first open-end fund, is founded in Boston by Edward G. Leffler, a former aluminum cookware salesman, and investment bankers Hatherly Foster, Jr., and Charles H. Learoyd. The minimum initial purchase of five shares costs $262.50, or $2.50 less than the price of a new Ford Model T runabout.
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Post by zontar on Mar 22, 2021 7:59:56 GMT
Mar 22 1963 - The Beatles' first album, "Please Please Me," was released in the U.K. 1978 - A Beatles parody special called The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, airs on ABC. 2005 - Rod Price (guitarist for Foghat) dies after suffering a heart attack and falling down a flight of stairs at his home.
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Post by johnreardon on Mar 22, 2021 9:17:19 GMT
March 22
1622 First American Indian (Powhatan) massacre of Europeans in Jamestown Virginia, 347 killed
1765 Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on American colonists, organized by Prime Minister George Grenville
1784 The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand
1832 British Parliament, led by Charles Grey, passes the Reform Act, introducing wide-ranging changes to electoral system of England and Wales, increasing electorate from about 500,000 voters to 813,000
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