I just learn last night that the building of the Pentagon STARTED on Sept 11, 1946.. eriee!! Also the war of 1812 started on Sept 11th also... What's with that!!
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Posted 09 February 2005 - 01:06 PM
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Posted 09 February 2005 - 01:09 PM
Cool trivia...just moved this to its own thread! I think it will need it! Thanks Heather! -ww
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Posted 09 February 2005 - 01:30 PM
The Pentagon was built between 1941 and 1943. Ground was broken on 9/11, but it was in 1941, not 1946.
The US declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812.
The US declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812.
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Posted 09 February 2005 - 01:48 PM
The odds of the groundbreaking for the Pentagon happening on Sept 11 are . . 1 in 365. Beware of the human compulsion to see patterns where there are none.
on Sept 11 1940 Hitler sent German army and air force reinforcements to Romania.
on Sept 11 1940 Hitler sent German army and air force reinforcements to Romania.
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Posted 09 February 2005 - 02:39 PM
Isn't the human propensity for pattern-making amazing? On NPR a few days ago, they did a feature on a study about the randomness of the song playlists on the new iPod Shuffle. People swore it wasn't random because they thought they kept hearing the same songs over and over, as if their iPod was favoring certain artists. A mathematical study proved that to be totally untrue, but it's next to impossible for the human brain to comprehend true randomness.
By the by, I was born on September 2, 1968, and there was an earthquake in Iran on that very same day!! Somehow, I think the two incidents are unrelated. But my mother may disagree.
By the by, I was born on September 2, 1968, and there was an earthquake in Iran on that very same day!! Somehow, I think the two incidents are unrelated. But my mother may disagree.
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Posted 09 February 2005 - 02:50 PM
Yes, Sharon, but how do you account for the fact it was Labor Day?
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Posted 09 February 2005 - 03:11 PM
On September 11th, 1971, former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev died and it can certainly be argued that the U.S.'s policies during and after that country's war in Afghanistan led to our own September 11th tragedy.
Coincidence?
Probably.
Coincidence?
Probably.
Edited by jextract, 09 February 2005 - 05:31 PM.
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Posted 09 February 2005 - 05:17 PM
This is funny.... When I put my car stereo on random, it still seems to favor the same songs out of the 150 or so files I have on the CD. Now I know why... I'm just randomness-comprehension-challenged.Isn't the human propensity for pattern-making amazing? On NPR a few days ago, they did a feature on a study about the randomness of the song playlists on the new iPod Shuffle. People swore it wasn't random because they thought they kept hearing the same songs over and over, as if their iPod was favoring certain artists. A mathematical study proved that to be totally untrue, but it's next to impossible for the human brain to comprehend true randomness.
By the by, I was born on September 2, 1968, and there was an earthquake in Iran on that very same day!! Somehow, I think the two incidents are unrelated. But my mother may disagree.
I was born the day before the very first airing of "Star Trek" on television... now I know THAT'S no coincidence!
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Posted 10 February 2005 - 07:16 AM
I can't account for it, Walter, but I certainly revel in it from time to time, especially when my birthday falls within a nice little three-day weekend!
The universe doesn't necessarily operate in patterns, but it definitely has a sense of humor.
The universe doesn't necessarily operate in patterns, but it definitely has a sense of humor.
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Posted 10 February 2005 - 12:12 PM
ok a little more specific. Plattsburgh NY was entered in the war of 1812 on Spet 11th. They celebrate it every year.The Pentagon was built between 1941 and 1943. Ground was broken on 9/11, but it was in 1941, not 1946.
The US declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812.
And if you want to go ahead and make point about Hitler and such go ahead..... my only point was the pentagon really. A special was on the other night about it and they said they started building it on Sept 11, 1946. The section that was hit by the plane btw specifically.
I guess enough of this stupid thread since people are being mean.
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Posted 10 February 2005 - 12:33 PM
Sorry if you took my post as being mean. I never intended it that way. I apologize.
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Posted 10 February 2005 - 01:05 PM
I was in Plattsburg, NY last year about that time. Do you think they have their museum on the AF base finished yet?
I seem to remember that the Battle of Platsburgh Bay (which was the key naval turning point in the War of 1812 because the British figured out that their large warships, like the Confiance could be outmaneuvered too easily in the confines of Lake Champlain) was fought on Sept. 11, 1914. But I could be wrong on the year.
Yes, it is a cause of celebration up there as the United States was certainly the underdog at that time.
I seem to remember that the Battle of Platsburgh Bay (which was the key naval turning point in the War of 1812 because the British figured out that their large warships, like the Confiance could be outmaneuvered too easily in the confines of Lake Champlain) was fought on Sept. 11, 1914. But I could be wrong on the year.
Yes, it is a cause of celebration up there as the United States was certainly the underdog at that time.
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Posted 11 February 2005 - 05:15 PM
Sorry if I sound mean, I was just musing.
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Posted 11 February 2005 - 05:43 PM
That was one long war! lolI seem to remember that the Battle of Platsburgh Bay (which was the key naval turning point in the War of 1812 because the British figured out that their large warships, like the Confiance could be outmaneuvered too easily in the confines of Lake Champlain) was fought on Sept. 11, 1914. But I could be wrong on the year.
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