Tis almost April 19th

[Red James Cash]

Tis almost April 19th,I bet three quarters of the people in here know nothing about it lmao.Sad but true.

 

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[BC1969]

No credit card...

Mike

 

[old digger]

On this date in 1775 the American Revolution began.

On this date in 1906 the San Francisco earthquake occurred.

On this date in 1995 the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing occurred.

On this date in 1993 the Branch Davidians Texas died in the fire after a 51 siege.

Just a few on the list.

 

[BC1969]

Oh I must have been thinking a Lil less shallow, sorry, I can't remember anything anymore...RJC mind sending me a PM about what people have forgot, I don't like to forget important things...forgot my anniversary last year...did NOT go over well

Mike

PS never knew those two events shared the same date.
For the record the american revolution does not mean much to me, since most of my family was native to these lands, makes it kinda an insult, especially to anybody on my fathers side.

 

[Red James Cash]

Yup old digger,but,which of the many is the most important?

 

[old digger]

I would say that the most important were those that began fight for the cause of Freedom in 1775.

 

[BC1969]

Its not freedom when to accomplish freedom you have to decimate the native population.
Tyranny is not freedom.

Not looking for a fight either BTW, just felt the need to say that.

Mike

 

[jamey]

the time the simpsons first came on tv in 1987

 

[Red James Cash]

Excellent answer old digger

Mike I'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place.I have my moms ancestors,then I have my dads ancestors.What really did the decimating was greed and the expansion west,manifest destiny.It was driven by greed,not quest for freedom.If america had stayed a british colony no doubt the same thing would of happened.The classic example is India and africa.

 

[jmaryt]

i know all about it! one of my relatives was on the green
that day!..he was the one hiding behind a "tree!".ehe! he! he!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[jeff of pa]

yep I know about it most importantly My Great Nephew (age 4) & Great Niece (age 7) this year,
will be having their Birthday Party
April 19th


That makes it a Very Special Day worth Celebrating

 

[BC1969]

Big happy B-day from Michigan!

Mike

 

[NHBandit]

i know all about it! one of my relatives was on the green
that day!..he was the one hiding behind a "tree!".ehe! he! he!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

Funny... One of mine really was there. Sergeant Seth Brooks of the Acton Mass militia. 8th Generation great grandfather. His commanding officer was Captain Isaac Davis, the first officer killed in the Revolutionary War and was killed by the British on that day and is the man who the statue on Red's avatar is modeled after. He helped to carry Captain Davis to a nearby house and was present when he took his last breath. Here is his hand written account of that day... The names of these brave men who started it all weren't even published until many years later because if their names had been known at the time they would have been hung for treason against the King. On Saturday I will be drinking a toast to them and the sacrifices they made for all of us. The second page posted is the list of those men.

 

[BC1969]

Hey Bandit, that sorta means your great grand dad is in my car at the moment...that's really cool that statute I have was based on your great grandpa.
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Mike

 

[NHBandit]

Nope Mike. Sorry for the confusing post. My great grand dad carried that guy off the battlefield after the guy the statue is of (Captain Isaac Davis) was shot & killed. My guy lived to the ripe old age of 91 which was a LONG time in those days.

 

[BC1969]

Ahh well either way, that is still something cool to be proud of, I just wish I did not have such mixed emotions on the subject :/

 

[truckinbutch]

Excellent answer old digger

Mike I'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place.I have my moms ancestors,then I have my dads ancestors.What really did the decimating was greed and the expansion west,manifest destiny.It was driven by greed,not quest for freedom.If america had stayed a british colony no doubt the same thing would of happened.The classic example is India and africa.

I'm in the same position ,RJC . Both sides of my family were first settlers and assimilated with the indigenous tribes . Traded , intermarried , and worked for the best of both worlds . Greed of latecomers is what led to problems that developed into total war .
>Sucks how history keeps repeating its self .

 

[gunsil]

Yah, BC and NHB, my family has relations from the natives and the patriots. Red is correct that it wasn't just the patriots who decimated the natives, the Spanish, French, and English had been at it for over a hundred years before that fateful day. It was just "whitey" in the beginning, but the "Buffalo Soldiers" came in and did their part in the 1870s. My great and so on was a Stickney and answered the call at Concord and Lexington, so I guess our ancestors were neighbors NHB. Funny thing about Stickney, he also marched to beantown for the fight on Breed's Hill but had never worn shoes much before the march and got severe blisters and only made it to a few miles out and missed that battle. By the way, do you guys with native ancestry have type B positive blood?? It is common among native americans, rare among whites.

 

[Frankn]

I say it is a tough pic!
On this date in 1775 the American Revolution began.
On this date in 1993 the Branch Davidians Texas died in the fire after a 51 siege.
You win some, you loose some!
Frank...

 

[BC1969]

Yah, BC and NHB, my family has relations from the natives and the patriots. Red is correct that it wasn't just the patriots who decimated the natives, the Spanish, French, and English had been at it for over a hundred years before that fateful day. It was just "whitey" in the beginning, but the "Buffalo Soldiers" came in and did their part in the 1870s. My great and so on was a Stickney and answered the call at Concord and Lexington, so I guess our ancestors were neighbors NHB. Funny thing about Stickney, he also marched to beantown for the fight on Breed's Hill but had never worn shoes much before the march and got severe blisters and only made it to a few miles out and missed that battle. By the way, do you guys with native ancestry have type B positive blood?? It is common among native americans, rare among whites.

Close, I'm ab negative.
Edit, which means if I ever need a transfusion, I'm probably gonna die lol.