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Oceansaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 07:55 PM
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On this date:...1973...
Lyndon B Johnson died at age 64...

US Supreme Court in its Roe v. Wade decision, legalized abortions.....


also...in 1922...Pope Benedict XV died...he was succeeded by Pius XI
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Lifelong Protester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 07:59 PM
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1. and I think about then I sent in my first college application.
remembered both the LBJ death (I think we were taken by surprise) and Roe v. Wade.

Not old enough to remember Pope Benedict dying...
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:07 PM
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2. Didn't realize LBJ died same day as Roe v. Wade decision.
Interesting. LBJ seemed a lot older than 64, but he was a hard liver (with a hard liver).
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BeatleBoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:14 PM
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3. I was born in 1964
On the very same day he was elected president.

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Oceansaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:25 PM
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4. also on this day...1901, Britain's Queen
Victoria died at age 81....
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Oceansaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:26 PM
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5. 2008...Heath Ledger, 28.....n/t
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:26 PM
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6. ol lyndon looked eighty....only 64, damn
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:02 PM
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9. Hard drinking and hard smoking. nt
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 08:51 PM
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7. k and r
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:00 PM
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8. Gosh I thought Johnson was lots older
than that, he was only in his 50's when he was prez.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 09:02 PM
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10. The cause of death was a broken heart nt
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 10:44 PM
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11. The Apple Macintosh was introduced on this date in 1984....wow i had one.
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Oceansaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-22-10 11:40 PM
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12. ....1995.....
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy died at age 104.....
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