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08-04-2009, 11:32 AM #201
Not a problem, sir. It's my pleasure.
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08-04-2009, 02:06 PM #202
I know his is a day late, but WOOOO NBA!
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08-04-2009, 08:44 PM #203
Indeed, Kyle. Indeed.
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08-05-2009, 10:45 AM #204
August 5, 1862 - American Government Levies First Incoming Tax
In order to raise funds for the increasing Civil War effort, the American Government levies, for the first time, a tax based on income. Ordered under the Revenue Act of 1861, the government collected 3% income tax on income over $800. The act would later be repealed by the 1862 Revenue Act but set the foundation for the flat rate income tax that Americans have come to know and love.
Other significant events...
August 5, 1305 - William Wallace is captured and transported to London.
August 5, 1620 - The Mayflower makes it's first departure. It was unsuccessful.
August 5, 1884 - Cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid in New York City.
August 5, 1957 - American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, makes it's TV debut.
August 5, 1962 - Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her LA home. Her death was ruled a probable suicide.
August 5, 1962 - Apartheid South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed and not released until 1990.
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08-05-2009, 10:59 AM #205
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! And I wish it was a flat rate income tax, that would actually be fair...but it's FAAAAARRRR from a flat rate.
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08-05-2009, 11:01 AM #206
True that. I'm glad you picked up on the sarcasm that I laid on there at the end. A flat rate would sure be nice, wouldn't it? Oh well I guess.
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08-05-2009, 12:59 PM #207
Haha. I don't have to pay taxes yet, but if I make a lot of money, I don't want to pay more for my work.
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08-05-2009, 01:03 PM #208
Welcome to the real world my friend.
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08-06-2009, 10:26 AM #209
August 6, 1945 - Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world's first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from the effects of the fallout.
Other significant events...
August 6, 1787 - The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia began to debate a draft of the U.S. Constitution.
August 6, 1806 - The Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis I abdicated.
August 6, 1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia, and Serbia declared war against Germany at the outbreak of World War I.
August 6, 1926 - Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
August 6, 1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.
Thanks for tuning in !
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08-06-2009, 11:02 AM #210
I liked this day, we flexed our powers.
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Originally Posted by OnePimpTiger 
