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1. about 12 hours ago on Ten Cats

   pretty Mickey Mouse new upload system. Todays history is posted on yesterday’s comic

2. about 20 hours ago on Ten Cats

   Almost 8 and no update. I have the day off but lots of things to do so here is the history for the day:On November 18, 1883, US and Canadian railroad companies jointly adopted five standard continental time zones. Before the invention of clock, communities marked the time of day with apparent solar time, usually with a sundial. This meant the time could be slightly different in each settlement. With the advent of mechanical clocks, people still used the sun, but times could still differ by around 15 minutes.

   Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was born on November 18, 1923, in Derry, New Hampshire. He was the first American (second person after Yuri Gagarin) to travel into space and the fifth person to walk on the Moon.

   John Herndon Mercer was born on November 18, 1909, in Savannah, Georgia. A lyricist, songwriter, and singer, Mercer wrote more than 1,500 songs during his career, many of which were popularized in films and on Broadway. He wrote the words to the song "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive”

   On November 18, 1865, Mark Twain published an early version of “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” in The New York Saturday Press, bringing him his first significant fame.

   November 18, 1928 ‘Steamboat Willie’, Walt Disney’s first Mickey Mouse feature with sound was released.

   Newspaper columnist Dorothy Dix who was born on November 18, 1861 at Woodstock plantation that was located on the border of Tennessee and Kentucky.

   Five days after the United States formally recognized the Republic of Panama, officials from both nations signed the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty on 11/18/1903. The treaty gave the U.S. the right to build a canal and purchase a land strip which became known as the Panama Canal Zone.

3. about 20 hours ago on Dark Side of the Horse

   I’d describe myself as someone who can’t believe the stupid questions HR asks job applicants. What does any of that crap have to do with someone’s abilities to do a job?

4. about 20 hours ago on Brevity

   things just aren’t adding up for the HR guy

5. about 20 hours ago on Crumb

   a whooping blackbird

6. about 20 hours ago on Peanuts Begins

   don’t let OSHA catch you

7. about 20 hours ago on The Argyle Sweater

   guess I need to fireproof-read my comments before posting

8. about 21 hours ago on The Barn

   Stan now has a prickly pair

9. about 21 hours ago on The Argyle Sweater

   I think it’s in Fahrenheit, water boils at 212 but 198 is still very hot

10. about 21 hours ago on Andertoons

    He’s a GENEius