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Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:44 pm  

13 historical events which took place on January 3 ...

1. 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem
2. 1496 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
3. 1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
4. 1777 - General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, NJ
5. 1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state
6. 1958 - Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland
7. 1925 – Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy
8. 1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched
9. 1870 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins

Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:47 pm  

13 historical events which took place on January 3 ...

1. 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem
2. 1496 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
3. 1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
4. 1777 - General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, NJ
5. 1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state
6. 1958 - Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland
7. 1925 – Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy
8. 1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched
9. 1870 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins
10. 1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British PM this century

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Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:51 pm  

13 historical events which took place on January 3 ...

1. 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem
2. 1496 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
3. 1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
4. 1777 - General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, NJ
5. 1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state
6. 1958 - Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland
7. 1925 – Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy
8. 1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched
9. 1870 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins
10. 1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British PM this century
11. 1892 – J. R. R. Tolkien is born

Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:55 pm  

13 historical events which took place on January 3 ...

1. 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem
2. 1496 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
3. 1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
4. 1777 - General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, NJ
5. 1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state
6. 1958 - Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland
7. 1925 – Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy
8. 1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched
9. 1870 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins
10. 1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British PM this century
11. 1892 – J. R. R. Tolkien is born
12. 1987 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin

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Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:01 pm  

13 historical events which took place on January 3 ...

1. 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem
2. 1496 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
3. 1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro
4. 1777 - General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, NJ
5. 1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state
6. 1958 - Edmund Hillary reaches South Pole overland
7. 1925 – Benito Mussolini announces he is taking dictatorial powers over Italy
8. 1999 - The Mars Polar Lander was launched
9. 1870 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins
10. 1988 - Margaret Thatcher becomes longest-serving British PM this century
11. 1892 – J. R. R. Tolkien is born
12. 1987 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin
13. 1993 – In Moscow, Russia, George Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treat (START)

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Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:09 pm  

13 Frankie Valli facts ...

1. Birthname, Francesco Stephen Castelluccio

Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:12 pm  

13 Frankie Valli facts ...

1. Birthname, Francesco Stephen Castelluccio
2. Valli made an appearance in 1985 on Miami Vice. He played Frank Doss, an outfit Boss.

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Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:17 pm  

13 Frankie Valli facts ...

1. Birthname, Francesco Stephen Castelluccio
2. Valli made an appearance in 1985 on Miami Vice. He played Frank Doss, an outfit Boss
3. Born 3 May 1934

Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:20 pm  

13 Frankie Valli facts ...

1. Birthname, Francesco Stephen Castelluccio
2. Valli made an appearance in 1985 on Miami Vice. He played Frank Doss, an outfit Boss
3. Born 3 May 1934
4. Valli has been married three times.

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Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Sun Jan 03, 2016 8:30 pm  

13 Frankie Valli facts ...

1. Birthname, Francesco Stephen Castelluccio
2. Valli made an appearance in 1985 on Miami Vice. He played Frank Doss, an outfit Boss
3. Born 3 May 1934
4. Valli has been married three times
5. In May 2012, Valli received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his commitment to many humanitarian causes