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09.06.19, 12:52 PM General Topics
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Good morning everyone! History Mom with Friday Fun Facts. On this day in 1522, the ship Victoria docked in Seville, Spain, after circumnavigating the world. Only 18 crew members - out of 5 ships and 260 crew members who set sail with Ferdinand Magellan on September 20, 1519, survived. On this day in 1901, President William McKinley was fatally shot in Buffalo, New York. Thereafter, the Secret Service’s mission shifted from investigating counterfeiters to protecting the president. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
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Any facts about POC? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:56 PM Flag
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what's that [ Reply | More
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People of Color [ Reply | More
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I love that band [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:08 PM Flag
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On this day in 1957, a federal judge ordered the Nashville public schools to integrate immediately. That was 3 years after the Brown decision, but 10 years before Loving vs. Virginia. HM [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:12 PM Flag
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TY History mom! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:34 PM Flag
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Thank you, HM! I’ve always wondered why the Secret Service is part of the Treasury, but I never bothered to look it up! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 12:59 PM Flag
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YW. I believe that it's now part of the Department of Homeland Security. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:00 PM Flag
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Btw may I ask a question? If one wants to research a particular historic era or place, is the newest book definitely the best? Or how does one choose/determine credibility? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:05 PM Flag
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HM Interestingly enough, when I check out a particular topic on the Barnes & Noble site, for example, I'll get a list of books, with cover art, but they tend to be the most recently published because that's what B&N is selling. That doesn't mean that newest is bad, and if the book has decent sources/bibliography it can point you in new directions. Getting there is half the fun. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:09 PM Flag
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Librarian might help you vs. a bookstore. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:54 PM Flag
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They still do stuff with counterfeiters. I got a fake $20 out of an ATM that was refused at the next place I tried to spend it. I brought it into the local police and I got a visit from 2 secret service like a week later. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:02 PM Flag
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You sound like a virtuous person. I would have kept trying to spend it until someone took it. Please don’t report me. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:03 PM Flag
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Ha. I was so freaked out that I gave it to the police without ever asking for a refund from the bank. It was kind of fascinating, though, to see how close it was to real until you held it up to the light and you could see that the security feature stripe was just printed on, not embedded. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:05 PM Flag
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The weight and feel and everything else was spot-on. [ Reply | More
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I don’t think the bank is liable. My understanding is that, like in the old game “hot potato,” whoever ends up with it last takes the loss. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:06 PM Flag
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At least I got a story out of it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:11 PM Flag
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Remember the episode of I Love Lucy where Lucy is arrested for passing bad money at a French cafe? "It's against the law to put ketchup on snails?!?" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:15 PM Flag
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(I think most of us would). And that's the problem: you're supposed to turn the bad money in, but you don't get anything in exchange. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:05 PM Flag
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You mean you don't get a cookie for doing the right thing? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:06 PM Flag
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'fraid not. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:09 PM Flag
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This happened to me in Turkey -- was paying with some Turkish bills and then some Turkish police/military (I don't know, they were armed and intimidating) showed up. One of the bills was counterfeit, but as it was obvious I was a clueless tourist, they just took it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:54 PM Flag
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Holy cow! Weren't you scared? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:01 PM Flag
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Not that much, I should probably have been more scared. I think the cashier just called them over because they were nearby (patrolling near the tourist site). And they were actually quite nice, the intimidating uniform and guns aside. They just said, this is fake so we need to take it away. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 05:53 PM Flag
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^ basically, I think the cashier just wanted to tell them, hey, there is someone here scamming poor clueless tourists and giving them bad bills, not that they suspected I was part of some counterfeiting ring. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 06:01 PM Flag
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Wow, thank goodness! I was imagining Midnight Express! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 06:04 PM Flag
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Thank you about that fact! Magellan's journey was an great feat and unfortunately he did not survive. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:19 PM Flag
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This. Also, the fact that the ship could be crewed by only 18 people (the Mayflower had a crew of 25-30 officers and men) tells you that it was tiny ship, and setting out across two huge oceans. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:09 PM Flag
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He wasn't just circumnavigating, he was spreading Catholicism and getting rulers to submit to Spanish rule. He was killed by a poison battle in a battle with Lapu-Lapu, who was a warrior chief and did not want to submit to Spanish rule. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:11 PM Flag
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poison arrow [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:11 PM Flag
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And Lapu-Lapu is considered the first national hero of the Philippines and has his own day honoring him - April 27. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:22 PM Flag
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OR. That is true, but that was not his main goal. He was a great seaman, had iron will and discipline. Survived mutiny by the other captains, I believe one of the 5 ships even left him. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:28 PM Flag
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I am sure that was why Spain funded him. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:32 PM Flag
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Yes, the crew of the ship San Antonio forced the captain to desert and turn back to Spain when the ships were crossing the Strait of Magellan. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 05:42 PM Flag
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On this day a yr ago that cop woman shot a man Upon walking into the apt thinking it was hers. It was rightfully his, and hers was a flight below. Madness. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 01:54 PM Flag
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and then they searched HIS apartment. Crazy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 02:32 PM Flag
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HM and everyone, if you haven't been, I highly recommend the new Smithsonian Museum of African-American History. One of the many highlights is a film they show there called 8/28 about all of the things that happened in AA history on that date. It is pretty amazing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 04:25 PM Flag
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That must be the new hot ticket - I've tried to get in a couple of times without success. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 05:00 PM Flag
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Translation: "Pay attention to meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 04:44 PM Flag
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haters got to hate. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 06:04 PM Flag
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Seriously! I read a hole book about Magellan's life, and while I agree that what the colonizers were doing was atrocious, the man himself was an amazing character! Brilliant, determined, pedantic about every detail, very diplomatic, hard working and courageous. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 06:13 PM Flag
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HM Yes, they were incredible people, though I don't know if I'd like to serve under them. What do you think Henry Hudson was thinking when his crew mutinied and left him, his son and several other people in an open boat during a Canadian winter? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.06.19, 06:23 PM Flag
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^^whole obviously. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 09.07.19, 02:04 AM Flag
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Atrocious from our viewpoint now, yes. Magellan was no Jean Luc Picard with the Prime Directive. [ Reply | More
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Google Mom is back [ Reply | More
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There's a joke in her but I don't want to get in trouble. [ Reply | More
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