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The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Sun Sep 5th, 2010 at 01:03:55 PM EST
You know you're getting old when, On This Day in History, you have no idea who The Cardigans are. Nor, discounting the comfortable familiarity of grandpa sweaters, why anyone would name a band The Cardigans.

Tho perhaps Ralph Cardigan has something other to say.

Assuming he's not dead yet.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Sun Sep 5th, 2010 at 05:19:24 PM EST
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Europeans (or "Yurpeens", the inventors of the eponymous hammer) on this date in history are, unfortunately, thin on the ground: aside from Nina Persson, the choice was between Roger Waters and Franz Josef Strauss, and I did not feel it was fair to start the Monday with a personage from the Dark Side.

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 03:57:27 AM EST
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How about the Marquis de La Fayette who was also born on Sep 6?

I understand why you didn't choose Geert Wilders...

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 04:41:31 AM EST
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In the "WWII victory over nazi-germany obsessed" UK all of the papers are going large on the start of the blitz, which is actually tomorrow.

Although the blitz was a considerable event for the cities of Britain, particularly London and Coventry, it actually marks the point where Hitler made the first major mistake of his territorial expansions. By moving his bomber attacks from RAF fighter command, which had been on the verge of collapse, he gave them respite and an opportunity to recover. also by flying further inland they lost a lot of fighter protection, making them more vulnerable.

Although nobody knew it at the time, the beginning of the blitz was the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. In winning the battle of Britain, the liberation of europe became inevitable. Especially after Hitler's greatest mistake a year later, the invasion of Russia

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Sep 6th, 2010 at 06:43:33 AM EST
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