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1789 - The U.S. Treasury Department was established, as Congress built the structures of government under the newly ratified Constitution. Pres. Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton to the position of Secretary of the Treasury a few days later.

1864 - General William Tecumseh Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta.

1901 - Vice President Theodore Roosevelt said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick," in a public speech.

For some reason, this proverb is often misquoted as "Walk softly and carry a big stick."

1944 - Navy pilot George H.W. Bush was shot down by the Japanese.

1945 - Japan formally surrendered, ending World War II.

1969 - The first ATM went into operation at Chemical Bank in New York City.

???? - psijac was born, but what year?

- Jim

lol 1982 =)

psijac wrote:lol 1982 =)

the shirt i'm wearing is older than you

uh, need a new shirt?

DoubleJ wrote:uh, need a new shirt?

haven't you heard ?
the 80's are coming back in style .

i was buying my son school clothes and i couldn't believe what i was seeing .
checkerboard and bright colors .

it was like a flashback to my high school years

USA1 wrote:

psijac wrote:lol 1982 =)

the shirt i'm wearing is older than you

That reminds me of Curly's quote from City Slickers. I would cite it save for the granddaughter rule.

USA1 wrote:

DoubleJ wrote:uh, need a new shirt?

haven't you heard ?
the 80's are coming back in style .

i was buying my son school clothes and i couldn't believe what i was seeing .
checkerboard and bright colors .

it was like a flashback to my high school years

Still hoping paisley shirts and scarves never come back into style (ala late 1960's Beatles era.)

wow , when that hit my screen , i felt my eyeballs go into shock ...ouch

USA1 wrote:wow , when that hit my screen , i felt my eyeballs go into shock ...ouch

Guess that would disguise and cover a CCW pretty well; maybe better than a Hawaiian shirt.

Edit to add: Get you some bell bottoms and a 'fro and you could look like the Mod Squad!

I still have my Nik-Nik shirts that I've decided to wear when we go out. I've had them forever.

Keith B wrote:
Still hoping paisley shirts and scarves never come back into style (ala late 1960's Beatles era.)

uh ohhh, You mean they actually went out of style?