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1504: Michelangelo's "David" is unveiled in Florence.
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HE SURE DID!! And always moving UP at that: "Henry II (1107– 1177), called Jasomirgott, was the Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1140 to 1141, the Margrave of Austria from 1141 to 1156, the Duke of Bavaria from 1141 to 1156 as Henry XI, and the Duke of Austria from 1156 to 1177. He was a member of the House of Babenberg. Henry's nickname, Jasomirgott, was first documented during the 13th century in the form of Jochsamergott, the meaning of which is unclear. According to one theory, it is derived from an Arab word bearing a connection to the Second Crusade, where Henry participated in 1146. According to a popular etymology, it is derived from the formula Ja so mir Gott helfe (meaning: "Yes, so help me God")." Henry's brother was the important chronicler, Otto of Freising...considering the sticky nature of Rhineland politics, Obviously, Ol' Hank kept 'good with the Lord' and had great (brotherly?) press releases.
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Haven't you twice asked this thread to be deleted?
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1000: Battle of Svolder, Baltic Sea. King Olaf (Not St Olaf-that's another guy) on board the Long Serpent defeated in one of the greatest naval battles of the Viking Age. 11 ships to 70, the king tried to swim for it...in his armor
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422 - St Celestine I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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1814: Francis Scott Key writes poem:"Defence of Ft McHenry" of British naval bombardment; One of the vessels is the HMS Terror possibly just discovered this week in the Northwest Passage. Poem becomes "Star Spangled Banner". 1861: The first naval engagement of the Civil War takes place as the USS Colorado sinks the privateer CSA Judah off Pensacola FL. and spikes one gun at the Pensacola NAvy Yard, losing three men.
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1904 - Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight.
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That is incorrect. On December 14, 1903 the Wright brothers were ready to make their first flight. Wilbur won the coin toss to determine who would be first. That attempt ended with a bit of pilot error and a damaged Flyer. The next day it poured rain all day, and the brothers had promised their Methodist Bishop father, Milton Wright, that they wouldn't fly on Sunday.
On Monday the 17th it was Orville's turn, and he made their first successful flight. The second flight was made by Wilbur, flight three by Orville and flight four by Wilbur again. So, like his brother, Wilbur Wright also made his first flight (and his second) on December 17, 1903.
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Apparently so
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1931-The last mutiny in the Royal Navy - the Invergordon mutiny over pay cuts - ends peacefully.
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1934 - Donald Duck is "born"! Happy Birthday Donald
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1942 - Japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled.
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1830: Oliver Wendell Holmes writes "Old Ironsides" Inspirational poem keeps oldest commissioned warship, USS Constitution, afloat! I write thesis on frigates and make model circa 1969 as my interest in all things naval grows!
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335 - Church of Holy Sepulchre initiated in Jerusalem.
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1941-A railway explosion is faked by the Japanese as a pretext for the invasion of Manchuria, China.
1942-Nazi minister of justice Otto Thierack agrees to the 'extermination through labour' of 'asocials'.
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