Do you know what today is Laddy?
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mark thorpe
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um?
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uhh its a mexican holiday? why put a irish dude lmao
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* 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins.
* 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John. This was part of a chain of events leading to the Magna Carta signing.
* 1260 - Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.
* 1494 - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.
* 1640 - King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
* 1762 - Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
* 1789 - In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time in 150 years.
* 1809 - Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.
* 1809 - The Swiss canton of Aargau denies citizenship to Jews.
* 1835 - In Belgium, the first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
* 1862 - Cinco de Mayo in Mexico: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla.
* 1864 - American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
* 1865 - In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio), the first train robbery in the United States takes place.
* 1877 - Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
* 1886 - The Bay View Tragedy occurs, as militia fire upon a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin killing seven.
* 1891 - The Music Hall in New York City (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
* 1902 - The Commonwealth Public Service Act creates the Australian Public Service.
* 1904 - Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
* 1916 - American marines invade the Dominican Republic.
* 1920 - Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are arrested, accused of robbery and murder.
* 1925 - Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is served an arrest warrant for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
* 1925 - Afrikaans is established as an official language in South Africa.
* 1936 - Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
* 1940 - World War II: In London, a Norwegian government-in-exile is formed.
* 1941 - Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; this date has been since commemorated as Liberation Day.
* 1945 - World War II: German troops in the Netherlands and Denmark capitulate to Canadian and British forces, liberating these countries from Nazi occupation.
* 1945 - World War II: Prague uprising against the Nazis.
* 1945 - World War II: The Mauthausen concentration camp is liberated.
* 1945 - World War II: Admiral Karl Dönitz, leader of Germany after Hitler's death, orders all U-boats to cease offensive operations and return to their bases.
* 1949 - The Council of Europe in Strasbourg is founded through the Treaty of London as the first European institution working for European integration. Since 1964, May 5 has been designated Europe Day by the Council of Europe and is celebrated since then to commemorate its founding on May 5, 1949.
* 1950 - Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King Rama IX of Thailand.
* 1955 - West Germany gains full sovereignty.
* 1961 - The Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.
* 1964 - May 5 is declared Europe Day on the 15th anniversary of the Council of Europe.
* 1980 - Operation Nimrod: The Special Air Service storm the Iranian embassy in London after a six day siege.
* 1980 - Constantine Karamanlis is elected for the first time President of Greece.
* 1987 - Iran-Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings.
* 1991 - A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after a Salvadoran man is shot by police.
* 1992 - The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.
* 2005 - The United Kingdom general election takes place, in which Tony Blair's Labour Party is re-elected for a third, consecutive term.
* 2006 - The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA).
* 2007 - Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon.
* 2007 - Republic Protests in Turkey.
rock on
* 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John. This was part of a chain of events leading to the Magna Carta signing.
* 1260 - Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.
* 1494 - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain.
* 1640 - King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
* 1762 - Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
* 1789 - In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time in 150 years.
* 1809 - Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.
* 1809 - The Swiss canton of Aargau denies citizenship to Jews.
* 1835 - In Belgium, the first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
* 1862 - Cinco de Mayo in Mexico: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla.
* 1864 - American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
* 1865 - In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio), the first train robbery in the United States takes place.
* 1877 - Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
* 1886 - The Bay View Tragedy occurs, as militia fire upon a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin killing seven.
* 1891 - The Music Hall in New York City (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
* 1902 - The Commonwealth Public Service Act creates the Australian Public Service.
* 1904 - Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
* 1916 - American marines invade the Dominican Republic.
* 1920 - Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are arrested, accused of robbery and murder.
* 1925 - Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is served an arrest warrant for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
* 1925 - Afrikaans is established as an official language in South Africa.
* 1936 - Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
* 1940 - World War II: In London, a Norwegian government-in-exile is formed.
* 1941 - Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; this date has been since commemorated as Liberation Day.
* 1945 - World War II: German troops in the Netherlands and Denmark capitulate to Canadian and British forces, liberating these countries from Nazi occupation.
* 1945 - World War II: Prague uprising against the Nazis.
* 1945 - World War II: The Mauthausen concentration camp is liberated.
* 1945 - World War II: Admiral Karl Dönitz, leader of Germany after Hitler's death, orders all U-boats to cease offensive operations and return to their bases.
* 1949 - The Council of Europe in Strasbourg is founded through the Treaty of London as the first European institution working for European integration. Since 1964, May 5 has been designated Europe Day by the Council of Europe and is celebrated since then to commemorate its founding on May 5, 1949.
* 1950 - Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King Rama IX of Thailand.
* 1955 - West Germany gains full sovereignty.
* 1961 - The Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.
* 1964 - May 5 is declared Europe Day on the 15th anniversary of the Council of Europe.
* 1980 - Operation Nimrod: The Special Air Service storm the Iranian embassy in London after a six day siege.
* 1980 - Constantine Karamanlis is elected for the first time President of Greece.
* 1987 - Iran-Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings.
* 1991 - A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after a Salvadoran man is shot by police.
* 1992 - The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.
* 2005 - The United Kingdom general election takes place, in which Tony Blair's Labour Party is re-elected for a third, consecutive term.
* 2006 - The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA).
* 2007 - Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon.
* 2007 - Republic Protests in Turkey.
rock on
freestyler105
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Labor day is in September here...Well it was Labor Day in Australia yesterday, so thats your date today...
whats a leprecon got to do with Labor Day?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo
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mark thorpe
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Maybe he fancied a Guinness?
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ghostFL
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My thoughts exactly. A leprechaun and clover is for St. Patrick's Day, lol.
Ugh, I guess you guys didn't know the joke... Lol
Its from something Carlos Mencia did.
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