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In the late hours of the night and early morning hours.. I learned about the following:

• Tradewind, sunken Barque ship in Lake Erie. This shipwreck lies in 120′ of water south of Long Point, Lake Erie; as a result of damage in a collision with the Brigantine Sir Charles Napier during a heavy snow squall. Cargo was 1000 cast-iron stoves in the hold, 200 tons of railroad iron on deck, with 2 brand new Francis Metallic Lifeboats. They made it possible for all the crew to escape the rapid sinking.

• The temple of Apollo in Delphi Greece, and how the gasses escaping from a fissure under the temple caused the induced trances of the Oracle priestesses.

• Noah’s Ark stuff. I personally hate the shows that tell lots of crap about different theories and never give any kind of conclusive information.

• 1973 Two months after the signing of the Vietnam peace agreement, the last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam as Hanoi frees the remaining American prisoners of war held in North Vietnam.

• 1806 Federal Highway. The Great National Pike, also known as the Cumberland Road, became the first highway funded by the national treasury. Built between 1806 and 1840, the Great National Pike stretched from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois.

• 1971 Filming begins on The Godfather. Shooting starts on Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather. The movie, released in 1972, won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.

• 1990 Warning label on records. On this day in 1990, recording companies agree to put a warning label on music products that contain potentially offensive lyrics. Some companies had already started using labels to warn buyers of lyrics containing objectionable references to sex and violence.

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Elle Macpherson
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