1991- Slovenia formaly declares independence.

1178 - 5 Canterbury monks report something exploding on Moon

1863 - US General George Meade replaces General Hooker to be more aggressive

1920 - League of Nations places Internationall Court of Justice in Hague

1942 - British RAF staged a 1,000 bomb raid on Bremen Germany (WW II)

a step up from 'chew sticks'
 

1483 - Duke of Gloucester appoints himself King Richard III of England

1718 - Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.

1909 - Victoria & Albert Museum opens in London

1917 - 1st US Expeditionary Force arrive in France during WW I

1968 - Iwo Jima & Bonin Islands returned to Japan by US

BRIEFLY! :woot:http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...s-were-012.jpg

1542 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain

1759 - General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec

1893 - Great stock crash on NY stock exchange

1905 - Russian sailors mutiny aboard battleship "Potemkin"

1950 - North Koreans troop reach Seoul, UN asks members to aid South Korea, Harry Truman orders Air Force & Navy into Korean conflict

2014: Democracy in action! http://stmedia.startribune.com/image...8088510270.jpg

Truman orders troops to Korea

Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois.

1119 - Battle of Sarmada - Emir Ilghazi defeats French Crusaders

1762 - 1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston)

1820 - Tomato is proven non-poisonous

1880 - Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger captured at Glenrowan

1904 - The SS Norge Runs aground and sinks

1948 - US/British airlift to West Berlin begins

hot wheels of the day-both ragtops?
 

Anybody here ever drive a '53 Corvette?
This guy has.:yeah:

I'm not brave enough to even attempt starting that Phaeton. I like my arms intact.:timeout:

A guy who lived across the street from me had one, and had owned it since his teens (he was about my age). He didn't let me drive it, but he did take me for a spin in it once. My dad had a '58, but I was too young to drive at the time.

My ex-brother-in-law owned a 1926 Model 'T' Ford, which he had restored himself. He taught me how to start it, and how to drive it. Loads of fun.

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Posted with U in mind Ol' Pard'!:salute: Gavrilo Princep's arm was certainly INTACT!

Well, he was taking a life or two. Not cranking the Archduke's car to life.:O:

You'd think that Kennedy would have learned an important lesson about convertibles from that event.

June 29
 

1767 - The British Parliament approved the Townshend Revenue Acts. The acts imposed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea shipped to America.

1917 - The Ukraine proclaimed independence from Russia.