Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss
Trivia 14 Jul 2017
2 views
Skip to first unread message
Dan Gall
Jul 14, 2017, 7:47:35 AM7/14/17
to
July 14, 1855
Captain Paul-Henry de Belvèze of the French Navy sails his warship "La
Capricieuse" into Québec harbour; the first French ship seen at Québec
since 1759; a French consulate is established soon after; the event is
promoted to enhance friendship between Britain and Napoleon III's
France, now allies in the Crimean War. Québec, Québec
July 14, 1963
Relations between the Soviet Union and China reach the breaking point as
the two governments engage in an angry ideological debate about the
future of communism. The United States, for its part, was delighted to
see a wedge being driven between the two communist superpowers.
July 14, 1966
On the night of July 14, 1966, eight student nurses are brutally
murdered by Richard Speck at their group residence in Chicago, Illinois.
Speck threatened the women with both a gun and a knife, tying each of
them up while robbing their townhouse. Over the next several hours,
Speck stabbed and strangled each of the young women throughout various
rooms of the place. One young woman, Corazon Amurao, managed to escape
with her life by hiding under a bed; Speck had lost count of his victims.
*****
Thought of the Day
I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.
Henny Youngman (1906 - 1998)
*****
Question of the Day
What royal rode a horse called Diomed?
Yesterdays Question
Lauris Nobilis is Latin for what common herb?
Answer
Bay
Captain Paul-Henry de Belvèze of the French Navy sails his warship "La
Capricieuse" into Québec harbour; the first French ship seen at Québec
since 1759; a French consulate is established soon after; the event is
promoted to enhance friendship between Britain and Napoleon III's
France, now allies in the Crimean War. Québec, Québec
July 14, 1963
Relations between the Soviet Union and China reach the breaking point as
the two governments engage in an angry ideological debate about the
future of communism. The United States, for its part, was delighted to
see a wedge being driven between the two communist superpowers.
July 14, 1966
On the night of July 14, 1966, eight student nurses are brutally
murdered by Richard Speck at their group residence in Chicago, Illinois.
Speck threatened the women with both a gun and a knife, tying each of
them up while robbing their townhouse. Over the next several hours,
Speck stabbed and strangled each of the young women throughout various
rooms of the place. One young woman, Corazon Amurao, managed to escape
with her life by hiding under a bed; Speck had lost count of his victims.
*****
Thought of the Day
I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.
Henny Youngman (1906 - 1998)
*****
Question of the Day
What royal rode a horse called Diomed?
Yesterdays Question
Lauris Nobilis is Latin for what common herb?
Answer
Bay
0 new messages