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BUt, i think we can safely say that it wasn't as cold as 1932 when Niagra Falls actually froze solid. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1932&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1932"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a2226_1933"></a><div class="message" id="message_2226_1933"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Rowan<span class="message_time">14 Jan 2005 13:53</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: MrTrent <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 19 Jan 2005 12:29"></span></span> <span class="message_count">1933 of 2579</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1933">2226.1933</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1932#a2226_1932" target="_self">2226.1932</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>January 30th, 1933, and President Hindenburg has a chat with leading politician/businessman Von Papen, and decides Hitler's probably 'not that bad', and gives him the Chancellorship. Less than a month later, and the Reichstag's on fire. Coo. A fitted-up Socialist is found nearby, and the Enabling Act is passed as the result. Hindenburg wonders if, perhaps, he might have been mistaken.</p> <p> </p> <p>On the other side of the Atlantic, though, FDR's being all warm and fuzzy, and broadcasts his first Fireside Chat, shortly before doing his whole New Deal thing. <span class="e_hug" title="(hug)"><span class="e__"><span class="emoticon e_hug" title="(hug)"><span class="e__">(hug)</span></span></span> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>The international media's attention is directed to Scotland, however, where the first modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster has just occured.</p> <p> </p> <p>A little more subtly, however, our world changes for the better, as the revered Ruth Wakefield invents the chocolate chip cookie.</p> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1933&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1933"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a2226_1934"></a><div class="message" id="message_2226_1934"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">14 Jan 2005 14:13</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Rowan <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 14 Jan 2005 15:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">1934 of 2579</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1934">2226.1934</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1932#a2226_1933" target="_self">2226.1933</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Then in 1934, Harold Clayton Urey won a Noble Prize for Chemistry after discovering heavy hydrogen, or Deuterium as it's also known.<br /> <br /> The isotope of hydrogen in which the nucleus contains one proton and one neutron, sometimes called heavy hydrogen. The deuterium atom (called the deuteron) is denoted either <sup>2</sup>H or D. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1934&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1934"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a2226_1935"></a><div class="message" id="message_2226_1935"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">14 Jan 2005 15:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 14 Jan 2005 16:43"></span></span> <span class="message_count">1935 of 2579</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1935">2226.1935</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1932#a2226_1934" target="_self">2226.1934</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Deuterium may be pretty heavy, but it wasn't as heavy as the great flood of July 7, 1935, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in New York. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1935&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1935"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a2226_1936"></a><div class="message" id="message_2226_1936"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">14 Jan 2005 16:47</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 14 Jan 2005 17:14"></span></span> <span class="message_count">1936 of 2579</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1936">2226.1936</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1932#a2226_1935" target="_self">2226.1935</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Which might explain why, in 1936, <a href="http://www.culligan.com/">Culligan</a> started selling water treatment produces. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1936&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1936"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a2226_1937"></a><div class="message" id="message_2226_1937"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">14 Jan 2005 17:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 14 Jan 2005 19:00"></span></span> <span class="message_count">1937 of 2579</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1937">2226.1937</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1932#a2226_1936" target="_self">2226.1936</a></div> <div class="message_body"> No wonder <a href="http://www.sodaklive.com/edocs/Hughes/hughes10.pdf">Mrs. Not Afraid Bear</a>, a Lower Yanktonian Sioux, believes that 1936 was the driest and hottest summer of all her lifetime. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1937&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1937"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a2226_1938"></a><div class="message" id="message_2226_1938"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: SMD<span class="message_time">14 Jan 2005 17:54</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1938 of 2579</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1938">2226.1938</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Italy win the World Cup for the second time. Rumours that a Russian linesman was born in this year go unconfirmed. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1938&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1938"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a2226_1939"></a><div class="message" id="message_2226_1939"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Rowan<span class="message_time">14 Jan 2005 18:57</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1939 of 2579</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1939">2226.1939</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1932#a2226_1938" target="_self">2226.1938</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>1939, and the Spanish Civil War is drawing to an end, with the Falange (founded by Primo de Rivera's son) as a dominant force within the nationalists. Spain then leaves the League of Nations. Again.</p> <p> </p> <p>Elsewhere, in Tales-Of-Right-Wing-Nutcases, Hitler helps himself to a bit of Poland, and is upset to find the Western allies slightly peeved. The USSR is kicked out of the League of Nations for helping itself to the rest of Poland. The League of Nations is rapidly becoming the League of Nation.</p> <p> </p> <p>Over the pond, Canada joins in and declares war on Germany, but the US says it's not touching /that/ mess with a barge pole, and busies itself making nuclear bombs.</p> <p> </p> <p>Apparently, though, nothing nice happens, at all. Well, Mussolini's Italy invades Albania, forcing a King called Zog into exile. Not that nice in itself, but Zog is a pretty funny name. Also, Batman was created. Oh, and there was another Pius pope. But then, they all were, weren't they?</p> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1939&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1939"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a2226_1940"></a><div class="message" id="message_2226_1940"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Rowan<span class="message_time">14 Jan 2005 19:19</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Rowan <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 14 Jan 2005 19:19"></span></span> <span class="message_count">1940 of 2579</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1940">2226.1940</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1932#a2226_1939" target="_self">2226.1939</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>1940 starts with a bang when transposons, or 'jumping genes', are found in the DNA of /maize/, of all things.</p> <p> </p> <p>On a roll, 1940 carries on it's big plans by opening the first McDonalds and putting the first nylon stockings up for sale on the very same day.</p> <p> </p> <p>Furthermore, some French kids stumble across Lascaux caves. Whilst Britain was blowing up the French fleet and breaking diplomatic relations with Vichy France, though, so I guess 1940 wasn't all fun and games.</p> <p> </p> <p>A few other war-type things, like the Battle of Britain happened, but Leon Trotsky was assasinated in Mexico City on Stalin's orders, which is a shame, because he had a cool name. Mussolini gets told off by Hitler (who Mussolini expected to be revered by as the father of Fascism) for fucking up the invasion of Greece (in that he ended up going backwards). </p> <p> </p> <p>There's a bit of a high at the end of the year, though, when the Tacoma Narrows Bridge does that hilarious bendy thing and falls apart when the wind blows. Engineers are quoted as saying they "didn't think of that."</p> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1940&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1940"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a2226_1941"></a><div class="message" id="message_2226_1941"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Rowan<span class="message_time">14 Jan 2005 19:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Rowan <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 14 Jan 2005 19:41"></span></span> <span class="message_count">1941 of 2579</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1941">2226.1941</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=2226.1932#a2226_1940" target="_self">2226.1940</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>Maize makes another effort in 1941, when General Mills introduce CheeriOats (now Cheerios), which quite possibly contain maize. I dunno. Do I look like some kind of cereal expert?</p> <p> </p> <p>Citizen Kane premiers, the House of Commons is damaged, and Rudolf Hess makes a prat of himself and becomes the last prisoner to be detained in the Tower of London. That whole Hood/Bismark/Ark Royal thing happens, which just pisses off both sides. A chap called Takeo Yoshikawa turns up in Hawaii, and starts asking pertinent questions about Pearl Harbour. The US finally joins in just at the end of the year.</p> <p> </p> <p>As a little portent of things to come, the Vietminh has now formed, whilst nobody was looking. Oh, and the first quiz show is aired on TV. And TV ads are legalised. Best of all, though, some nutcases claim that bits of Oregan and California are now the State of Jefferson, and hand out leaflets to that effect, saying they are in "patriotic rebellion against the States of California and Oregon" and would continue to "secede every Thursday until further notice." <span class="e_happycry" title=":'D"><span class="e__"><span class="emoticon e_happycry" title=":'D"><span class="e__">:'D</span></span></span> </span></p> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=2226.1941&return_msg=2226.1932" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="2226.1941"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="2226.1942" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>