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(Double-post, but genuinely surprised to not see this in this thread) -

March 16th 1984 (happy 40th to the hole in Doucet's head) -

(Leon) Gary Plauche (1945-2014) seen on live-TV executing Jeff Doucet with a bullet to the back of the head -
Doucet was a martial-arts instructor, he taught Plauche's son, Jody -
He had been sexually-abusing Jody for about a year before kidnapping him in February 1984 and inflicting further horrid abuse upon the 11-year old -
Jody was rescued and Doucet was arrested February 29th 1984 -

On March 16th, Doucet was being transferred from California back to Louisiana (all were LA natives, Doucet took Jody to CA) -
At ~0930 as Doucet was being walked through Baton Rouge airport, Plauche (who had somewhat disguised himself) drew a handgun and shot Doucet in the right-rear of the head -
Doucet died in hospital a day later.

A favourable psych report and a sympathetic judge meant Plauche served no time for this, despite being convicted of manslaughter (7 year suspended sentence, 5 year probation and 300 hours community service) -

Plauche died in 2014 following a stroke -
The year before having publically stated he had no regrets and would do it all over again if he could.

Anyone interested in this case, (although difficult) I urge to read 'Why Gary, Why' -
Written by Jody Plauche himself about the whole affair -

RIP to a legend of a man, Mr Gary Plauche.
 
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(Double-post, but genuinely surprised to not see this in this thread) -

March 16th 1984 (happy 40th to the hole in Doucet's head) -

(Leon) Gary Plauche (1945-2014) seen on live-TV executing Jeff Doucet with a bullet to the back of the head -
Doucet was a martial-arts instructor, he taught Plauche's son, Jody -
He had been sexually-abusing Jody for about a year before kidnapping him in February 1984 and inflicting further horrid abuse upon the 11-year old -
Jody was rescued and Doucet was arrested February 29th 1984 -

On March 16th, Doucet was being transferred from California back to Louisiana (all were LA natives, Doucet took Jody to CA) -
At ~0930 as Doucet was being walked through Baton Rouge airport, Plauche (who had somewhat disguised himself) drew a handgun and shot Doucet in the right-rear of the head -
Doucet died in hospital a day later.

A favourable psych report and a sympathetic judge meant Plauche served no time for this, despite being convicted of manslaughter (7 year suspended sentence, 5 year probation and 300 hours community service) -

Plauche died in 2014 following a stroke -
The year before having publically stated he had no regrets and would do it all over again if he could.

Anyone interested in this case, (although difficult) I urge to read 'Why Gary, Why' -
Written by Jody Plauche himself about the whole affair -

RIP to a legend of a man, Mr Gary Plauche.
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Probably the most Turbobased moment in the history of the United States

edit: though I think it’s been posted a number of times already
 
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Mister Qwerty said:
Admiral Richard Byrd’s snow cruiser, built in 1939 to support his third Antarctic expedition, pictured passing through traffic and onlookers in Framingham, Massachusetts, November 12, 1939.
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Looked pretty cool. Wasn't worth a shit.
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This is probably it in an iceberg that almost certainly melted at some point, dumping it into the bottom of the ocean, which is probably where it is now.
 
April 3, 1974 (almost 50 years ago to the day of this post): an F5 tornado devastates the town of Xenia, OH.

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32 people were killed. It was one of the only two tornadoes to ever receive an initial rating of F6 on the Fujita Scale, along with the 1970 Lubbock tornado.
 
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More tornado images.

Jarrell, TX, 1997. Tornadoes with multiple vortices have allegedly been known as the "Dead Man Walking" in Native American folklore, because of their resemblance to legs.
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Kansas City area, May 2003:
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Topeka, Kansas, 1966:
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Shangzhi, China, 2021: skynews-shangzhi-china-tornado_5403978.jpg
Caserta, Italy, 2018:
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NYPD police officer Charles Glasgo (right) attempting to coax a suicidal man (John W. Ward) off the 17th floor ledge of the Gotham hotel.
The two men stayed on the ledge and talked for 11 hours before John went "fuck it" and jumped.
John's suicide was controversial as it was the first to be broadcast (albeit partially) on live television.
 
Florch said:
(Leon) Gary Plauche (1945-2014) seen on live-TV executing Jeff Doucet with a bullet to the back of the head -
Doucet was a martial-arts instructor, he taught Plauche's son, Jody -
He had been sexually-abusing Jody for about a year before kidnapping him in February 1984 and inflicting further horrid abuse upon the 11-year old -
Jody was rescued and Doucet was arrested February 29th 1984 -

On March 16th, Doucet was being transferred from California back to Louisiana (all were LA natives, Doucet took Jody to CA) -
At ~0930 as Doucet was being walked through Baton Rouge airport, Plauche (who had somewhat disguised himself) drew a handgun and shot Doucet in the right-rear of the head -
Doucet died in hospital a day later.

A favourable psych report and a sympathetic judge meant Plauche served no time for this, despite being convicted of manslaughter (7 year suspended sentence, 5 year probation and 300 hours community service) -
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You know that's old when somebody could just walk into an airport with a weapon.

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Operation Crossroads nuclear bomb, circa 1946 during World War II. Able, with a picture of Rita Hayworth from her iconic film, Gilda. The picture was meant to be a homage, but Hayworth did not appreciate it.
 
5th of March, 1945
The Battle of Cologne and the subsequent M26 Pershing v. Panther Duel.
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I might start posting some OC soon in this thread nothing really earth shattering but I have some VERY old tintypes in my collection of some really cool old machines, people an events.

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Looked pretty cool. Wasn't worth a shit.
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This is probably it in an iceberg that almost certainly melted at some point, dumping it into the bottom of the ocean, which is probably where it is now.
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That was the final machine of it's type they built, but they made smaller machines that they could link together that build the NORAD stations in Canada and Alaska with they used them to move men materials an equipment in in one go for the build an built small runways or later helli pads to bring men an supplies in, they then used a lot of the info to build the mobile crawlers nasa built to Rockets and the Shuttle from Assembly building to Launch pad.

Ironically the suspension they used as the base design for the ones they used for the NORAD build used German designs from the failed Super Tanks the Germans kept toying with, at least on the early designs or units they built but they had problems demetricfying the German designs and had to hire a few of the original designers who where outside the remit of Paper Clip to help, it was something to do with some of the tolerances in the design or something.

Rome's rightful successor said:
An Italian woman is curiously inspecting the kilt of a Scottish soldier. The soldiers are standing near the Coliseum after the liberation of Rome in 1944.
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I have some pictures of my Grandfather from the War him an his mates climbed the Giza pyramids but one of the ones I truly love is him an his mates sitting in this Italian Caffee in full kit rifles slung enjoying a cup of Coffee because on the back it's written "5 minutes before jerry ruined it" never quite got the whole story but apparently they where clearing a small Italian town or larger village and the Germans where absent but not all of them where able to leave so went to ground in various places one of the Germans apparently hid in a attic or something higher up an after a few hours though "Fuck it" found a window where he could overlook the town square an started taking shots at anyone he could see - Apparently a few Brens and a PIAT launcher solved the issue.
 
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Phalanges Mycologist said:
I have some pictures of my Grandfather from the War him an his mates climbed the Giza pyramids but one of the ones I truly love is him an his mates sitting in this Italian Caffee in full kit rifles slung enjoying a cup of Coffee because on the back it's written "5 minutes before jerry ruined it" never quite got the whole story but apparently they where clearing a small Italian town or larger village and the Germans where absent but not all of them where able to leave so went to ground in various places one of the Germans apparently hid in a attic or something higher up an after a few hours though "Fuck it" found a window where he could overlook the town square an started taking shots at anyone he could see - Apparently a few Brens and a PIAT launcher solved the issue.
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Sounds cool, could you show us those?
 
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Manchester United forward Ole Gunnar-Solsjaer deflecting a strike to score the winning goal of the 1999 UEFA Champions League. Bayern Munich held onto a 1-0 lead for the entire game, scoring within the first 6 minutes of the game. Their victory was almost assured, their fans setting off flares and their colors attached to the trophy, when extra time was announced. Within 43 seconds of injury time played, Manchester United scored two goals from two corners. With such a swift turnaround of events, Bayern Munich struggled to continue playing.

It was the first time United had won the trophy since 1968, and they became the first European Team to achieve the "treble", two domestic trophies (league and cup) and european title. Ironically, Bayern Munich would have achieved this had they won the game.
 
Nas’ celebrated classic, Illmatic, turns 30 years old today. So, to celebrate, here’s some historic images of a young Nas that dates from 1993-1995:

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Nas hanging out with famous hip-hop producers Q-Tip, The Large Professor, L.E.S, DJ Premier and Pete Rock

Here’s some more photos of a younger Nas hanging out with his friends and close family members before and slightly after his debut album was about to be released to the public:

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