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Opposing Hitler ? or the Jap's ?
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Opposing Hitler ? or the Jap's ?
Pecos
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Well the heart that you gave me does show up as Dana on my computer.
The heart that I gave you, shows up as "you" on my computer. So I think that things are working as they should, or am I misreading your question?
I get it now, thank you Pecos!
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31 January 1814 – Australia’s first currency, the holey dollar and dump go into circulation in New South Wales.
Foreign coins were common in the early years of the New South Wales colony. British coins circulated with Dutch guilders and ducats, Indian mohurs and rupees and Portuguese johannas. Much of this coin left the colony as a result of trade with visiting merchant ships. To overcome this shortage of coins, Governor Lachlan Macquarie took the initiative of using £10,000 in Spanish dollars sent by the British government to produce suitable coins for the colony. These coins to the value of 40,000 Spanish dollars came on 26 November 1812 on HMS Samarang from Madras via the East India Company.
Lachlan Macquarie, Sydney’s ‘Rum’ Hospital, holey dollar and dump, commemorative coin from Perth Mint. Sydney 1813.
With the shipment of currency were strict instructions to prevent the newly arrived coinage from leaving the country, so after consultation with the Judge Advocate and other officials, Governor Macquarie had the centres cut out of the coins and counter stamped, thus making them useless outside the colony. The central plug, known as a dump, was valued at 15 pence, and was restruck with a new design, whilst the holey dollar received an overstamp around the hole, “New South Wales 1813″ on the obverse, “Five Shillings” on the reverse. This distinguished the coins as belonging to the colony of New South Wales, creating the first official currency of NSW.
The combined nominal value in NSW of the holey dollar and the dump was 6s 3d, or 25 percent more than the value of a Spanish dollar; this made it unprofitable to export the coins from the colony. The converted coins went into circulation on 31 January 1814.
Australia’s first currency was made by a forger!!
Convicted forger William Henshall was chosen to cut and counterstamp these coins. Henshall worked as a metal plater and cutler in England. Henshall arrived in the colony of New South Wales after being sentenced in 1805 to seven years transportation for his involvement in counterfeiting. On an 1811 New South Wales muster list he was listed simply as a ‘convict’, without reference to his trade. It is believed Macquarie probably learnt about Henshall’s metal-working skills by reputation. Henshall was granted an absolute pardon on 12 September 1812, six months before his sentence was due to end.
Macquarie provided Henshall with a workshop in the basement of a building known as ‘The Factory’ to make the holey dollars and dumps. This building, used by government printer George Howe, was near the corner of Bridge and Loftus streets, by the eastern bank of the Tank Stream. It was effectively Australia’s first mint, with Henshall Australia’s first mint master. The project to convert the 40,000 Spanish coins took over a year to complete.
From 1822 the government began to recall the coins and replace them with sterling coinage. By the time the holey dollar was finally demonetised in 1829, most of the 40,000 coins in circulation had been exchanged for legal tender and melted down into bullion.
Foreign coins were common in the early years of the New South Wales colony. British coins circulated with Dutch guilders and ducats, Indian mohurs and rupees and Portuguese johannas. Much of this coin left the colony as a result of trade with visiting merchant ships. To overcome this shortage of coins, Governor Lachlan Macquarie took the initiative of using £10,000 in Spanish dollars sent by the British government to produce suitable coins for the colony. These coins to the value of 40,000 Spanish dollars came on 26 November 1812 on HMS Samarang from Madras via the East India Company.
Lachlan Macquarie, Sydney’s ‘Rum’ Hospital, holey dollar and dump, commemorative coin from Perth Mint. Sydney 1813.
With the shipment of currency were strict instructions to prevent the newly arrived coinage from leaving the country, so after consultation with the Judge Advocate and other officials, Governor Macquarie had the centres cut out of the coins and counter stamped, thus making them useless outside the colony. The central plug, known as a dump, was valued at 15 pence, and was restruck with a new design, whilst the holey dollar received an overstamp around the hole, “New South Wales 1813″ on the obverse, “Five Shillings” on the reverse. This distinguished the coins as belonging to the colony of New South Wales, creating the first official currency of NSW.
The combined nominal value in NSW of the holey dollar and the dump was 6s 3d, or 25 percent more than the value of a Spanish dollar; this made it unprofitable to export the coins from the colony. The converted coins went into circulation on 31 January 1814.
Australia’s first currency was made by a forger!!
Convicted forger William Henshall was chosen to cut and counterstamp these coins. Henshall worked as a metal plater and cutler in England. Henshall arrived in the colony of New South Wales after being sentenced in 1805 to seven years transportation for his involvement in counterfeiting. On an 1811 New South Wales muster list he was listed simply as a ‘convict’, without reference to his trade. It is believed Macquarie probably learnt about Henshall’s metal-working skills by reputation. Henshall was granted an absolute pardon on 12 September 1812, six months before his sentence was due to end.
Macquarie provided Henshall with a workshop in the basement of a building known as ‘The Factory’ to make the holey dollars and dumps. This building, used by government printer George Howe, was near the corner of Bridge and Loftus streets, by the eastern bank of the Tank Stream. It was effectively Australia’s first mint, with Henshall Australia’s first mint master. The project to convert the 40,000 Spanish coins took over a year to complete.
From 1822 the government began to recall the coins and replace them with sterling coinage. By the time the holey dollar was finally demonetised in 1829, most of the 40,000 coins in circulation had been exchanged for legal tender and melted down into bullion.
Pam
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31st January
1839 The abolition of the Corn Laws. These trade barriers had been designed to protect cereal producers in the United Kingdom against competition from less expensive foreign imports and their abolition marked a significant step towards free trade.
1858 The Great Eastern, the five-tunnelled steamship designed by Isombard Kingdom Brunel and John Scott Russell, was launched at Millwall. At the time it was the world's largest ship.
1953 307 people were killed when the Thames estuary broke its banks, flooding large areas of Kent and Essex. A car ferry also sank in the Irish Sea, in one of the worst gales in living memory, claiming the lives of more thant 130 passengers and crew.
1983 It became compulsory in Britain to wear car seat belts.
1839 The abolition of the Corn Laws. These trade barriers had been designed to protect cereal producers in the United Kingdom against competition from less expensive foreign imports and their abolition marked a significant step towards free trade.
1858 The Great Eastern, the five-tunnelled steamship designed by Isombard Kingdom Brunel and John Scott Russell, was launched at Millwall. At the time it was the world's largest ship.
1953 307 people were killed when the Thames estuary broke its banks, flooding large areas of Kent and Essex. A car ferry also sank in the Irish Sea, in one of the worst gales in living memory, claiming the lives of more thant 130 passengers and crew.
1983 It became compulsory in Britain to wear car seat belts.
moviequeen1
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Sorry,I have to clarify the statement I made yesterday about my annoyance of what has happened to this thread I started.I did say if anybody wants to continue posting here,4-5 facts thats ok but condense the facts,a couple of sentences not full paragraphs unless its necessary
Please NO PICTURES,if you want to show them,start your own thread but not here
Please NO PICTURES,if you want to show them,start your own thread but not here
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moviequeen1
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Jan 31st
1911
U.S. Congress makes San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site
1928
Scotch Tape was 1st marketed by 3-M Company
2001
A Scottish court in the Netherlands convicted 1 Libyan,acquited another for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 which crashed in Lockerbie,Scotland in 1988
1911
U.S. Congress makes San Francisco as Panama Canal opening celebration site
1928
Scotch Tape was 1st marketed by 3-M Company
2001
A Scottish court in the Netherlands convicted 1 Libyan,acquited another for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 which crashed in Lockerbie,Scotland in 1988
Tish
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No worries Sue,
Please accept my apologies for hijacking your thread, I will stick to 4 or 5 history facts from now on.
Tish
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This day in History
1/02/1992 - Cold War Ends
George W Bush and Russian Leader Boris Yeltsin proclaim an end to the cold war in a joint statement following new arms limitations agreements.
1/02/1920 - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the federal and national police force in Canada is established when Royal North West Mounted Police and the Dominion Police are combined as a single force .
1/02/1932 - Unemployment In Depression Years
The Magnolia Petroleum Company had pledged to contribute money towards the emergency unemployment plan. The amount of money that this company planned to donate equaled to about $40 to $45 dollars monthly in 1932 money.
1/02/1943 - Guadalcanal
The Japanese had evacuated Guadalcanal on this day. Before the Japanese withdrew they were defeated by U.S. Marine troops. Likewise, they (the Japanese) hung on for as long they possibly could, and for as long as the emperor required them to fight.
1/02/1953 - Netherlands Dikes Breached
A powerful storm breached sea dikes in the provinces of Zeeland, Zuid-Holland and Noord-Brabant due to the combination of spring tide and a northwesterly storm. The resulting flood accounted for more than 1,835 deaths in the Netherlands.
1/02/1992 - Cold War Ends
George W Bush and Russian Leader Boris Yeltsin proclaim an end to the cold war in a joint statement following new arms limitations agreements.
1/02/1920 - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the federal and national police force in Canada is established when Royal North West Mounted Police and the Dominion Police are combined as a single force .
1/02/1932 - Unemployment In Depression Years
The Magnolia Petroleum Company had pledged to contribute money towards the emergency unemployment plan. The amount of money that this company planned to donate equaled to about $40 to $45 dollars monthly in 1932 money.
1/02/1943 - Guadalcanal
The Japanese had evacuated Guadalcanal on this day. Before the Japanese withdrew they were defeated by U.S. Marine troops. Likewise, they (the Japanese) hung on for as long they possibly could, and for as long as the emperor required them to fight.
1/02/1953 - Netherlands Dikes Breached
A powerful storm breached sea dikes in the provinces of Zeeland, Zuid-Holland and Noord-Brabant due to the combination of spring tide and a northwesterly storm. The resulting flood accounted for more than 1,835 deaths in the Netherlands.
Tish
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February 1 1895 - Hollywood director John Ford (1895-1973) was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Known for The Grapes of Wrath and The Searchers, he also served in World War II as chief of the Photographic Unit of OSS, and earned two Academy Awards for documentaries made during the war.
mellowyellow
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February 1
1857 Queen Elizabeth 1 of England signs death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots
1857 Queen Elizabeth 1 of England signs death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots
Pam
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1st February
1709 Scotsman Alexander Selkirk was rescued from an uninhabited desert island (Mas a Tierra, off the coast of Chile) inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
1884 The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
1965 P.J. Proby, the US rock singer, was banned by ABC theatres and the BBC after he had deliberately split his trousers during his act.
1709 Scotsman Alexander Selkirk was rescued from an uninhabited desert island (Mas a Tierra, off the coast of Chile) inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
1884 The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
1965 P.J. Proby, the US rock singer, was banned by ABC theatres and the BBC after he had deliberately split his trousers during his act.
moviequeen1
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1862
Julia Howe publishes'Battle Hymn of the Republic"
1960
4 black students staged 1st civil rights sit in at a Woolworth's General Store in Greensboro,NC. They paid for their items,sat down at the lunch counter politely asked to be served.At the time,signs prohibited blacks from sitting at the counter.,cops refused to arrest them.They became known as 'Greensboro Four". A few months later,restaurants in the South started to intergrate their services
2003
Space Shuttle Columbia explodes during re-entry in the Earth's astmosphere killing all 7 astronauts on board
Julia Howe publishes'Battle Hymn of the Republic"
1960
4 black students staged 1st civil rights sit in at a Woolworth's General Store in Greensboro,NC. They paid for their items,sat down at the lunch counter politely asked to be served.At the time,signs prohibited blacks from sitting at the counter.,cops refused to arrest them.They became known as 'Greensboro Four". A few months later,restaurants in the South started to intergrate their services
2003
Space Shuttle Columbia explodes during re-entry in the Earth's astmosphere killing all 7 astronauts on board
moviequeen1
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Hi Tish,apology accepted thankyou Sue
moviequeen1
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Mellowyellow,obviously you did not read my 2nd clarification,NO PICTURES!
mellowyellow
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On February 2, 1653, New Amsterdam, the capital of New Netherland, the Dutch colonial settlement in North America was incorporated as a city. The city later evolved to become the modern-day New York City (NYC). The official seal of New York City bears the 1625 date in honour of the founding of New Amsterdam.
Your name shows for other people to see. You see 'you.'
Tish
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This day in History.
2/02/1916 - Zeppelins Drop Bombs
German zeppelins drop close to 400 bombs over the West Midlands the crew of a British fishing trawler later comes across the crashed remains of one of the giant airships floating in the North Sea.
2/02/1942 - World War II in Norway
A Puppet government is set up in Norway following the German Occupation and Vidkun Quisling, a collaborator with the German occupiers is established as prime minister of a puppet government.
2/02/1943 - WWII German Armies Surrender to Red Army
On this day, a crucial battle had been one by Allied World War II forces. The remnants of the German 6th Army surrendered to the Russians (The Red Army) in Stalingrad. This was one more decisive victory that had occurred during World War II.
2/02/2 Feb, 1972 - British Embassy Destroyed
The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed by crowds throwing fire bombs as retaliation over the shooting dead of 13 people in Londonderry.
2/02/1987 - Terry Waite
Terry Waite is kidnapped by the Islamic militia group Islamic Jihad in Lebanon.
2/02/1916 - Zeppelins Drop Bombs
German zeppelins drop close to 400 bombs over the West Midlands the crew of a British fishing trawler later comes across the crashed remains of one of the giant airships floating in the North Sea.
2/02/1942 - World War II in Norway
A Puppet government is set up in Norway following the German Occupation and Vidkun Quisling, a collaborator with the German occupiers is established as prime minister of a puppet government.
2/02/1943 - WWII German Armies Surrender to Red Army
On this day, a crucial battle had been one by Allied World War II forces. The remnants of the German 6th Army surrendered to the Russians (The Red Army) in Stalingrad. This was one more decisive victory that had occurred during World War II.
2/02/2 Feb, 1972 - British Embassy Destroyed
The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed by crowds throwing fire bombs as retaliation over the shooting dead of 13 people in Londonderry.
2/02/1987 - Terry Waite
Terry Waite is kidnapped by the Islamic militia group Islamic Jihad in Lebanon.
Pam
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2nd February
The birth of Nell (Eleanor) Gwynne, former orange seller at Drury Lane Theatre, who became a comedy actress and later mistress of Charles II, by whom she had two sons.
1901 The state funeral of Queen Victoria. At the time of her death, her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history. On 9th September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II overtook Queen Victoria as the longest serving monarch.
1914 The very first Cub Scout pack was formed in England, the first pack being in Robertsbridge, Sussex, although the Cub Scout movement was not officially formed until 1916.
The birth of Nell (Eleanor) Gwynne, former orange seller at Drury Lane Theatre, who became a comedy actress and later mistress of Charles II, by whom she had two sons.
1901 The state funeral of Queen Victoria. At the time of her death, her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than any other British monarch and the longest of any female monarch in history. On 9th September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II overtook Queen Victoria as the longest serving monarch.
1914 The very first Cub Scout pack was formed in England, the first pack being in Robertsbridge, Sussex, although the Cub Scout movement was not officially formed until 1916.
moviequeen1
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1709
British sailor,Alexander Selkirk who had been marooned on a desert island for 5 yrs was rescued by pirate/explorer William Damper.Selkirk's story inspired the book'Robinson Crusoe'
1887
The 1st Groundhog's Day was observed in Punxsutawney,PA
1940
Frank Sinatra makes his singing debut in Indianapolis with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
1964
'GI Joe' debuts as popular American boy's toy
British sailor,Alexander Selkirk who had been marooned on a desert island for 5 yrs was rescued by pirate/explorer William Damper.Selkirk's story inspired the book'Robinson Crusoe'
1887
The 1st Groundhog's Day was observed in Punxsutawney,PA
1940
Frank Sinatra makes his singing debut in Indianapolis with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
1964
'GI Joe' debuts as popular American boy's toy
Tish
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This day in History
3/02/1986 - Mother Teresa
The Pope meets Mother Teresa, and visited her refuge for the sick and dying. Her Missionaries of Charity order, now has 4,500 sisters in 133 countries providing food and shelter and hospices for the dying.
3/02/1919 - League of Nations
The first meeting of the League of Nations was held on this day. President Woodrow Wilson was head of this committee. The purpose of this committee was to promote international security as well as world peace. This organization was later replaced by the present-day United Nations (UN). The goals of the UN are very similar to the goals of the League of Nations.
3/02/1931 - Earthquake Napier
A major earthquake and fire devastated the area of Hawke's Bay region and the city of Napier in New Zealand and surrounding towns and villages, the city is still ablaze and virtually helpless with local hospitals also burned to the ground and 10,000 major injuries. The death toll is expected to reach many hundreds when rescuers can get into the collapsed buildings. Local inhabitants are planning to sleep on the beach as this appears to be the only safe place currently.
3/02/1945 - Operation Thunderclap
1,000 B-17's of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin.
3/02/1973 - Vietnam Peace Treaty
A peace treaty was signed a few days before and then U.S. troops were withdrawn in Vietnam as a part of the fulfillment of that agreement. However, fighting continued to take place in other areas of Vietnam until the year 1975, despite the treaty that was signed.
3/02/1986 - Mother Teresa
The Pope meets Mother Teresa, and visited her refuge for the sick and dying. Her Missionaries of Charity order, now has 4,500 sisters in 133 countries providing food and shelter and hospices for the dying.
3/02/1919 - League of Nations
The first meeting of the League of Nations was held on this day. President Woodrow Wilson was head of this committee. The purpose of this committee was to promote international security as well as world peace. This organization was later replaced by the present-day United Nations (UN). The goals of the UN are very similar to the goals of the League of Nations.
3/02/1931 - Earthquake Napier
A major earthquake and fire devastated the area of Hawke's Bay region and the city of Napier in New Zealand and surrounding towns and villages, the city is still ablaze and virtually helpless with local hospitals also burned to the ground and 10,000 major injuries. The death toll is expected to reach many hundreds when rescuers can get into the collapsed buildings. Local inhabitants are planning to sleep on the beach as this appears to be the only safe place currently.
3/02/1945 - Operation Thunderclap
1,000 B-17's of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin.
3/02/1973 - Vietnam Peace Treaty
A peace treaty was signed a few days before and then U.S. troops were withdrawn in Vietnam as a part of the fulfillment of that agreement. However, fighting continued to take place in other areas of Vietnam until the year 1975, despite the treaty that was signed.
mellowyellow
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February 3
1966 - 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
1966 - 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
Pam
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- Cumbria, England.
3rd February
1014 The death of Sweyn Forkbeard, son of Harald Bluetooth and Viking King of Denmark, Norway and England. He was proclaimed King of England on Christmas Day 1013 making him England's shortest reigning king, with a reign of just 40 days.
1821 The birth, in Bristol, of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in the United States and the first on the UK Medical Register.
1954 The Queen visited Australia, the first reigning monarch to do so.
1963 Britain's worst learner driver, Margaret Hunter, was fined for continuing to drive on after her instructor jumped out of the car shouting "This is suicide". (Apologies for repeat as I did post this last year but I just couldn't resist posting again for newer members.)
1014 The death of Sweyn Forkbeard, son of Harald Bluetooth and Viking King of Denmark, Norway and England. He was proclaimed King of England on Christmas Day 1013 making him England's shortest reigning king, with a reign of just 40 days.
1821 The birth, in Bristol, of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in the United States and the first on the UK Medical Register.
1954 The Queen visited Australia, the first reigning monarch to do so.
1963 Britain's worst learner driver, Margaret Hunter, was fined for continuing to drive on after her instructor jumped out of the car shouting "This is suicide". (Apologies for repeat as I did post this last year but I just couldn't resist posting again for newer members.)
moviequeen1
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1815
The world's 1st cheese factory established in Switzerland
1959
musicians, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, JP Richardson along with the pilot are killed in plane crash near Clear Lake,Iowa.Its forever known as the'Day The Music Died'
singer,Don McLean sings about this tragedy in his classic song'American Pie'
1966
U.S. launches its 1st operational weather satellite,ESSA-1
The world's 1st cheese factory established in Switzerland
1959
musicians, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, JP Richardson along with the pilot are killed in plane crash near Clear Lake,Iowa.Its forever known as the'Day The Music Died'
singer,Don McLean sings about this tragedy in his classic song'American Pie'
1966
U.S. launches its 1st operational weather satellite,ESSA-1