on this day in history....

[Marrik]

-Figure skater Tonya Harding arrested for obstruction of justic during the fallout from the Nancy Kerrigan figure skate clubbing.


-Soldiers of Charlie Company, 11th Brigade Americal Division massacre over 300 civilian men, women, and children in the village of My Lai in South Vietnam.


-More than 150 and perhaps as many as 500 Jews, secured in Clifford's Tower at York, die from suicide and massacre after they are sieged by townspeople under Richard Malebys. Malebys was a nobleman who owed money to the Jews; after their siege all records relating to moneylending were destroyed. It is the largest massacre of Jews in the history of the United Kingdom.

[88Chaz88]

God bless America.

Edit: oops my fault for not reading properly. God bless America and the UK.

[nee]

I was born today <33333

[Dragor]

they been havin fun huh :ninja:

[The Cougar]

I actually remembered that the My Lai massacre was today. My old history teacher had a great passion to teach about innocents being killed.

I was born today <33333
Happy birthday.

[Badem]

I got some too

1926: First liquid-fuelled rocket

The first man to give reality to dreams of reaching the stars is American Robert H. Goddard, who successfully launches the world's first liquid-fuelled rocket at Auburn, Massachusetts on 16 March 1926. At a speed of about 60 mph, the rocket travelled a 184-foot trajectory in 2.5 seconds. The rocket was about 10 feet tall and made up of a series of thin pipes. Although Goddard's rockets failed to garner the type of attention enjoyed by the famous aviators of his day, the historic significance of his work is staggering in retrospect.

2001
In Britain, 18 year-old women Claire Marsh becomes the youngest ever female to be convicted of rape (what women can rape? wht another woman? a man?)

1988
During the Iran – Iraq War, the Iraqi government attacks the Kurdish town Halabja with chemical weapons, killing thousands.

1988
In Northern Ireland, Loyalist gunman Michael Stone attacks mourners attending the funeral of three IRA members at a Belfast commentary. Stone threw grenades at the crowd, killing three people.

1988
In an attempt to put pressure on the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua, President Ronald Reagan orders over 3,000 U.S. troops to Honduras, claiming that Nicaraguan soldiers had crossed its borders.

1978
Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped by the Red Brigade in Rome, who later kill him.

1945
The Second World War: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends with a U.S. victory.

1660
In England the Long Parliament dissolves itself.

Ahh God Bless Humanity

[DarkLily]

Wow that was in 1190, hardly 'this day in history'.

[Surly]

-More than 150 and perhaps as many as 500 Jews, secured in Clifford's Tower at York, die from suicide and massacre after they are sieged by townspeople under Richard Malebys. Malebys was a nobleman who owed money to the Jews; after their siege all records relating to moneylending were destroyed. It is the largest massacre of Jews in the history of the United Kingdom.Malebys was probably fighting the good fight on that one.

[88Chaz88]

Malebys was probably fighting the good fight on that one.

Yup, if you owe money, blame those you owe money to. How very American.

[rockyraccoon]

Yup, if you owe money, blame those you owe money to. How very American.

So China might be invaded?

[jonyak]

So China might be invaded?

no they were smart and outbred the USA.

[88Chaz88]

So China might be invaded?

the U.S. couldn't successfully invade Vietnam, invading China would be suicidal.

And where would your money and luxury items come from then? The U.S. rely far too much on China.

[jonyak]

the U.S. couldn't successfully invade Vietnam, invading China would be suicidal.

And where would your money and luxury items come from then? The U.S. rely far too much on China.

IE:

The USA is china's bitch.

[rockyraccoon]

the U.S. couldn't successfully invade Vietnam, invading China would be suicidal.

And where would your money and luxury items come from then? The U.S. rely far too much on China.

You said blaming the people you owe money to was the American thing as a reply to Surly saying that the massacre of jews because of debt was a good thing, therefore its the American thing to blame China and even more American to invade them.

Don't need to explain it and such.

[rockyraccoon]

IE:

The USA is china's bitch.

More like israel's bitch. Kekekeke although I do support Israel's non-american funded right to exist.

[Surly]

Yup, if you owe money, blame those you owe money to. How very American.
Money in the abstract, assuming.

And if it's Jews, yes.

[88Chaz88]

You said blaming the people you owe money to was the American thing as a reply to Surly saying that the massacre of jews because of debt was a good thing, therefore its the American thing to blame China and even more American to invade them.

Don't need to explain it and such.

Is everyone devoid of humour at the moment?

I was only making a joke of America's capitalist attitude, sorry to have offended your country so much you decide to exaggerate my post to the point where it's out of context.

[jonyak]

Is everyone devoid of humour at the moment?

I was only making a joke of America's capitalist attitude, sorry to have offended your country so much you decide to exaggerate my post to the point where it's out of context.

how very american of them.:p

[rockyraccoon]

Is everyone devoid of humour at the moment?

I was only making a joke of America's capitalist attitude, sorry to have offended your country so much you decide to exaggerate my post to the point where it's out of context.

If you care to read, my first post was an actual joke albeit one that wasn't intended for humor but rather an attack on the current debt situation with America and China.

[DarkLily]

Wow this argument makes no sense on any level!

[I Eat Children]

the U.S. couldn't successfully invade Vietnam, invading China would be suicidal.

And where would your money and luxury items come from then? The U.S. rely far too much on China.

Well considering we never lost a battle in Vietnam, and the ratio of American soldiers killed per Vietnamese soldiers is the type of raitio we would need to defeat China.

[Marrik]

I was born today <33333

so was i actually :) at 4:20 AM EST

[Marrik]

Wow that was in 1190, hardly 'this day in history'.


DUMBASS ALERT



it was on March 16 in 1190, so it IS this day in history. WTF did you think "this day in history" meant genius?

[Rhambo]

-More than 150 and perhaps as many as 500 Jews, secured in Clifford's Tower at York, die from suicide and massacre after they are sieged by townspeople under Richard Malebys. Malebys was a nobleman who owed money to the Jews; after their siege all records relating to moneylending were destroyed. It is the largest massacre of Jews in the history of the United Kingdom.


*borat voice*

Great success!

[Poacher]

Well considering we never lost a battle in Vietnam, and the ratio of American soldiers killed per Vietnamese soldiers is the type of raitio we would need to defeat China.

Problem is the Chinese Army is far superior to the NVA. China's Armed Forces, unlike those of the Vietnamese, could go toe to toe with the US forces in major engagements, a US/China war would simply cripple both countries, neither would be capable of winning a decisive victory over the other.

That is ofcourse assuming they don't just nuke each other and the rest of the world in general.

[I Eat Children]

Problem is the Chinese Army is far superior to the NVA. China's Armed Forces, unlike those of the Vietnamese, could go toe to toe with the US forces in major engagements, a US/China war would simply cripple both countries, neither would be capable of winning a decisive victory over the other.

That is ofcourse assuming they don't just nuke each other and the rest of the world in general.


Please don't tell me you just said the Chinese are equal to our military. I mean our Navy and Air Force are far superior to theres, and our land forces are atleast 20 years ahead of theres technological wise.

Just to give you an idea how advance our military is, I decided to post a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OqlTXwLG40&feature=related

Ya starwars ain't far away.

[Scully]

Well considering we never lost a battle in Vietnam, and the ratio of American soldiers killed per Vietnamese soldiers is the type of raitio we would need to defeat China.

Doesn't matter if you didn't lose a battle now does it? You still lost the war.

[Poacher]

Please don't tell me you just said the Chinese are equal to our military. I mean our Navy and Air Force are far superior to theres, and our land forces are atleast 20 years ahead of theres technological wise.

Soldier to soldier, I'm not going to argue that the Chinese are equal here.

You must remember that while the US has some impressive technology, the Chinese aren't your typical communists with crap gear but lots of it, their armed forces have (and are currently undergoing still) modernisation.

They also have 2 soldiers to every US soldier, and huge numbers of paramilitary backup, they'd outnumber the US Forces by huge, huge amounts.

1 to 1 they may not be equal, but the US Armed Forces would never be fighting 1 to 1, would they?

To claim the US could win the war is folly, the US couldn't defeat China in a war, but nor could China defeat the US. Even if nuclear weapons were not resorted to, both powers would decimate their military in the war.

[IthroZada]

Whats with all the talk of invading China? The point with the Jews was to kill them so they couldn't claim their debts, invading China to remove our debts would be ridiculous when we can get the same results by carpet bombing every major metropolitan area and military base. China may have numbers and may actually be well equipped but shock and awe still works wonders when you don't take survivors.

[I Eat Children]

Soldier to soldier, I'm not going to argue that the Chinese are equal here.

You must remember that while the US has some impressive technology, the Chinese aren't your typical communists with crap gear but lots of it, their armed forces have (and are currently undergoing still) modernisation.

They also have 2 soldiers to every US soldier, and huge numbers of paramilitary backup, they'd outnumber the US Forces by huge, huge amounts.

1 to 1 they may not be equal, but the US Armed Forces would never be fighting 1 to 1, would they?

To claim the US could win the war is folly, the US couldn't defeat China in a war, but nor could China defeat the US. Even if nuclear weapons were not resorted to, both powers would decimate their military in the war.


I'm aware they are becoming more modern, and when they do become more "modern" they will be more our equals. However at the state they are in right now we could win, as long as we don't occupy China, or conduct a land war farther then ten miles from the Pacific coast.

[xtracredit]

I was born today <33333

How'd you learn to type and use a computer so fast?
And how on earth did you join in Sep of 2008 if you were born today!?:p

[I Eat Children]

How'd you learn to type and use a computer so fast?
And how on earth did you join in Sep of 2008 if you were born today!?:p

Hes so smart he could type in the WOMB!

[Poacher]

I'm aware they are becoming more modern, and when they do become more "modern" they will be more our equals. However at the state they are in right now we could win, as long as we don't occupy China, or conduct a land war farther then ten miles from the Pacific coast.

You'd never win a war that way. Staying on the coast just gives the Chinese nearly their entire country to regroup and operate in, and they can pick and chose anywhere along a huge coastline to strike US lines, 10 miles is paper thin in terms of operations these days.

I don't think either country is sufficiently stronger than the other to win a decisive victory.

[Crazy Hermit]

You'd never win a war that way. Staying on the coast just gives the Chinese nearly their entire country to regroup and operate in, and they can pick and chose anywhere along a huge coastline to strike US lines, 10 miles is paper thin in terms of operations these days.

I don't think either country is sufficiently stronger than the other to win a decisive victory.

for the most part i agree, but isn't china so overcrowded that wouldn't about 10 seconds of waving the ol' minigun would kill hundreds?