112 years ago today
Posted by bbonb on April 15, 2024, 11:25:09
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In the ultimate irony, Edward Smith, captain of the Titanic also died on this date at the age of 62
Posted by bbonb on April 15, 2024, 16:21:56, in reply to "112 years ago today"
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Failure to thrive
Posted by Stu on April 15, 2024, 16:32:26, in reply to "In the ultimate irony, Edward Smith, captain of the Titanic also died on this date at the age of 62"
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He perished during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. *
Posted by illini on April 15, 2024, 16:24:39, in reply to "In the ultimate irony, Edward Smith, captain of the Titanic also died on this date at the age of 62"
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Probably dying. I'll check though.*
Posted by uofi1998 on April 15, 2024, 16:23:30, in reply to "In the ultimate irony, Edward Smith, captain of the Titanic also died on this date at the age of 62"
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Meh, it wasn't a space issue, it was a weight issue. The door would've sunk *
Posted by Taz on April 15, 2024, 16:17:51, in reply to "112 years ago today" Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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uh, I’d like to see the hydrostatic table calculations before I believe that*
Posted by bbonb on April 15, 2024, 16:26:02, in reply to "Meh, it wasn't a space issue, it was a weight issue. The door would've sunk *"
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159 years ago we lost our best choice for a new mascot
Posted by ibdoc on April 15, 2024, 13:59:44, in reply to "112 years ago today"
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TIL just now. The Titanic had stops in Cherbourg, France & Queenstown, Ireland before heading to NY*
Posted by timmer on April 15, 2024, 13:54:56, in reply to "112 years ago today"
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picked up some gypsies, tramps, and thieves*
Posted by Sammich on April 15, 2024, 14:03:22, in reply to "TIL just now. The Titanic had stops in Cherbourg, France & Queenstown, Ireland before heading to NY*"
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sounds like some fairies, too*
Posted by bbonb on April 15, 2024, 16:27:45, in reply to "picked up some gypsies, tramps, and thieves*"
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Thanks for spoiling the movie.*
Posted by MojoJojo on April 15, 2024, 12:00:40, in reply to "112 years ago today"
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There’s a movie?*
Posted by Stu on April 15, 2024, 13:48:18, in reply to "Thanks for spoiling the movie.*"
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it's called Captain Phillips
Posted by IlliniSax05 on April 15, 2024, 13:50:06, in reply to "There’s a movie?*" MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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From his perspective, he was absolutely not drinking that night
Posted by Stu on April 15, 2024, 16:34:30, in reply to "it's called Captain Phillips"
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in the movie, he saves it by sailing into the Hudson*
Posted by Sammich on April 15, 2024, 14:02:39, in reply to "it's called Captain Phillips"
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Ended up tragically marooned in New Jersey and had to learn to survive away from civilization*
Posted by DT on April 15, 2024, 14:10:55, in reply to "in the movie, he saves it by sailing into the Hudson*"
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"Look at me, I am the iceberg now." *
Posted by doubledown on April 15, 2024, 13:52:39, in reply to "it's called Captain Phillips"
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159 years ago today: Now he belongs to the ages
Posted by Jackie on April 15, 2024, 11:39:09, in reply to "112 years ago today"
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David Blight's bio of Douglass is very good, IMO*
Posted by Potomac on April 15, 2024, 11:48:27, in reply to "159 years ago today: Now he belongs to the ages"
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Legislation was proposed in 2020 and 2023 to remove that very memorial in DC*
Posted by Potomac on April 15, 2024, 11:47:14, in reply to "159 years ago today: Now he belongs to the ages"
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yeah, gotta say, that sculpture is all sorts of cringy*
Posted by IlliniRunner on April 15, 2024, 12:40:53, in reply to "Legislation was proposed in 2020 and 2023 to remove that very memorial in DC*"
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I thought the Titanic was sunk by the Gales of November*
Posted by Stu on April 15, 2024, 11:26:07, in reply to "112 years ago today"
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I suppose eventually many of the famous sunken ships blend together
Posted by Potomac on April 15, 2024, 11:43:21, in reply to "I thought the Titanic was sunk by the Gales of November*"
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My great-grandfather had a ticket for passage to Europe on the Lusitania.
Posted by Memlie on April 15, 2024, 12:18:30, in reply to "I suppose eventually many of the famous sunken ships blend together"
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Re: I thought the Titanic was sunk by the Gales of November*
Posted by Phytynlini on April 15, 2024, 11:31:55, in reply to "I thought the Titanic was sunk by the Gales of November*"
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