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Thursday Open Thread

by dvx
Thu Feb 9th, 2012 at 12:16:41 PM EST

Do, re, mi!

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 9 February

by afew
Wed Feb 8th, 2012 at 04:07:27 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Europeans on this date in history:

1737 - birth of Thomas Paine, English radical liberal philosopher, American and French revolutionary (d. 1809)

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 The European Salon is a daily selection of news items to which you are invited to contribute. Post links to news stories that interest you, or just your comments. Come in and join us!

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Wednesday Open Thread

by afew
Wed Feb 8th, 2012 at 12:02:34 PM EST

Silence is golden

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - February 8

by ceebs
Tue Feb 7th, 2012 at 02:55:16 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Europeans on this date in history:

412 - birth of Proclus, Greek Philosopher (d. 485)

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Tuesday Open Thread

by afew
Tue Feb 7th, 2012 at 11:40:48 AM EST

If you go where the snowflakes fall

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 7 February

by Nomad
Mon Feb 6th, 2012 at 01:17:59 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Europeans on this date in history:

1478 - birth of Sir Thomas More, an English lawyer, social philosopher, statesman, author of the controversial book Utopia and noted Renaissance humanist. (d. 1535)

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Monday Open Thread

by afew
Mon Feb 6th, 2012 at 11:37:07 AM EST

High-class discourse, please

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 6 February

by dvx
Sun Feb 5th, 2012 at 04:06:30 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Musicians on this date in history:

1998 - death of Carl Wilson, Beach Boy (b. 1946)

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Sunday Open Thread

by afew
Sun Feb 5th, 2012 at 11:10:28 AM EST

The Devil finds work for idle threads to do

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 5 February

by afew
Sat Feb 4th, 2012 at 04:08:41 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Europeans on this date in history:

1885 - King Leopold II of the Belgians establishes the Congo as a personal possession

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Saturday Open Thread

by afew
Sat Feb 4th, 2012 at 11:18:40 AM EST

Freezing comment thread

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 4 February

by DoDo
Fri Feb 3rd, 2012 at 04:06:13 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Europeans on this date in history:

1722 - Russian tsar Peter The Great decrees the Table of Ranks, a key reform abolishing the privileged position of boyars by establishing a civil bureaucracy only under the tsar

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Friday Open Thread

by afew
Fri Feb 3rd, 2012 at 10:12:04 AM EST

Early Friday chat

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 3 February

by In Wales
Thu Feb 2nd, 2012 at 05:25:12 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Europeans on this date in history:

1937 - birth of "Billy" Eduard Albert Meier , a citizen of Switzerland who claims to be a UFO contactee and prophet.

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Thursday Open Thread

by afew
Thu Feb 2nd, 2012 at 11:33:21 AM EST

Thread, Thursday, Open

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 2 February

by afew
Wed Feb 1st, 2012 at 04:02:41 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Europeans on this date in history:

1922 - James Joyce publishes Ulysses

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Wednesday Open Thread

by afew
Wed Feb 1st, 2012 at 11:53:35 AM EST

For your bloviating enjoyment

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - February 1

by ceebs
Tue Jan 31st, 2012 at 12:02:20 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Europeans on this date in history:

1690 - birth of Francesco Maria Veracini, composer and violinist (d. 1768)

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Tuesday Open Thread

by dvx
Tue Jan 31st, 2012 at 11:36:50 AM EST

Sometimes you don't need to be clever.

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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 31 January

by Nomad
Mon Jan 30th, 2012 at 03:26:39 PM EST

 A Daily Review Of International Online Media 


Europeans on this date in history:

1606 - death of Guy Fawkes, executed for his failed attempt to blow up Westminster Palace

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