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Re: This Day in History
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:04 am
by Porky
On This Day
September 19
1928: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in the animated short Plane Crazy. Later that year, he will star in Steamboat Willie, the first animated film with synchronized sound.
Re: This Day in History
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 8:47 am
by Porky
On This Day
September 23
1780: British agent John André is captured while carrying documents that reveal the treason of American general Benedict Arnold, who has agreed to hand over the American fort at West Point to the British.
Born
Bruce Springsteen, rock singer and songwriter (1949)
Re: This Day in History
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:00 am
by elpopo
A little bit late... but:
September 20
2008: My best mate won
157,562.51 $ at the event #29 - World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP-29: $530+R NLHE [6-max])
These last few monthes, he won:
109$ PS 2e/499 --> 6600$
109$ Deep Stack PS 1er/99 --> 2200$
55$ (r) FT 6e/124 --> 800$
55$ (r) PS 5e/153 --> 1450$
330$ 6max FT -> 4e/300 --> 8500$
109$ (r) PS 7e/200 --> 1750$
320$ PS 7e/315--> 3300$
55$ (r) PS 3e/333 --> 6570$
109$ (r) PS 1er/257 --> 16686$
320$ HU WCOOP 16eme de finale/2048--> 3700$
530 (r) WCOOP 2e/852 --> 157 000$
+ some ITM
=210 000 $
My mate at Las Vegas this last summer:
Life is unfair! why can't i be as good as him????????
Anyway, he s inviting me and some others friends in a private party next month on one of the most fashion club on Champ Elysée

Re: This Day in History
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:39 am
by Porky
go naked

Re: This Day in History
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:49 am
by elpopo
well, i ll probably go to the party with clothes, but i may finish naked

Re: This Day in History
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:13 am
by Porky
This Day in History
October 17
1604: King James I writes his Counterblast to Tobacco, condemning the increasingly popular habit of smoking, in Britain.
Re: This Day in History
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:35 am
by umbongo(uk)
October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 75 days remaining until the end of the year.
and on this day in 1814 - London Beer Flood occurs in London killing nine.
Re: This Day in History
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:41 pm
by Porky
1097 - 1st Crusaders arrive in Antioch