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tommytalldog
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Date Posted：2022-05-03 09:27:30Copy HTML May 3, 1942 FDR signs Executive Order 9066 which orders the internment of 112,000 Japanese/Americans to 10 camps. Mostly from the West Coast of the U.S. & thought to be sympathetic to Japanese interests. Canadian internment camps
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shula
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Re：ON THIS DATE Date Posted：2026-08-12 11:14:18Copy HTML Referencing your post about the 1903 theatre fire, Tom, I wonder if that sparked the idea to make yelling "FIRE" in crowded space a crime if there is no fire?
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tommytalldog
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Re：ON THIS DATE Date Posted：2026-08-12 11:35:42Copy HTML Referencing your post about the 1903 theatre fire, Tom, I wonder if that sparked the idea to make yelling "FIRE" in crowded space a crime if there is no fire? Could be Shula, along with doors that opened both ways, asbestos curtains, fire extinguishers, etc. "Sparked" the idea, eh? I love double entendres. |
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Re：ON THIS DATE Date Posted：2026-08-13 05:24:41Copy HTML The big theatre fire over here that led to new safety rules was the Exeter Theatre Royal Fire in 1887, 186 died. You're playing chess with Fate and Fate's winning.
Arnold Bennett
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shula
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Re：ON THIS DATE Date Posted：2026-08-13 09:59:21Copy HTML I've never been fond of movie theatres anyway; still, I find it curious that safety hazards weren't thought of much earlier.
"It is forbidden to spit on cats in plague-time."
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