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Throwback Thursdays ~ Fun Facts ~ 07.27.2023

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It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out! 

2003: On July 30, the last "old-style" Volkswagen Bug rolls off an assembly line.

1978: Louise Joy Brown, the first test tube baby, is born July 25 in England.

1969: On July 24, Apollo 11 astronauts splash down safely on return from the Moon.

1948: Soviet military forces begin a blockade of West Berlin July 24.

1943: On July 25, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is overthrown in a coup.

1940: Bugs Bunny debuts July 27 in the Warner Bros. cartoon "A Wild Hare."

1775: The U.S. Postal System, under Postmaster Ben Franklin, is established on July 26.

1588: The English Navy defeats the mighty Spanish Armada on July 29.

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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I agree..I felt like it wasn't that long ago Joan Cox 

Jul 27, 2023 11:29 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Nina Hollander, Broker that was a challenging time to say the least!

Jul 27, 2023 11:30 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Thanks for stopping by Roy Kelley and glad you liked them.

Jul 27, 2023 11:30 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I do too Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 

Jul 27, 2023 11:31 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I've given up and have a PO Box for all my mail Will Hamm 

Jul 27, 2023 11:32 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Such a shame Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty ! What a fun car. We use to play "slug bug" on road trips..who ever saw one first yelled out slug bug!!

Jul 27, 2023 11:33 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Real Estate Svcs.
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Hello Miss Dorie Dillard Austin TX - I hope there are a few fun facts that people will look back on from today after I am long gone from the earth.  I hope I live long enough to see some of them turn into what will become fun facts.  

I imagine you can guess what I hope a few of them will be. 

Jul 27, 2023 12:35 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Dorie- I always wanted a VW Bug, but only as an extra car!   I love them and if I could have a huge garage full of cars, that would be one that I'd have. 

Jul 27, 2023 01:47 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Dorie I had a Volkswagen Bug in the early 70's.  It was a fun car to drive.

Jul 27, 2023 01:58 PM
Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

History always gives us something to look back on and be left shaking our heads as to how long ago that time was.  mdm

Jul 27, 2023 02:09 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I was struck by the 1943 for Mussolini.  The other day, I came across an old photo taken of me in a swing, at a local park.  The date was April 28, 1945.  It was my second birthday.  I learned that Mussolini, a half world away was executed by firing squad that very day.  


Jul 27, 2023 06:24 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

What a fun read, Dorie! As a kid I loved getting in the cubbyhole of the Blue Beetle my parents had.We even took a trip in it to Canada from PA when I was young. 

I still remember that Apollo 11 landing!

Jeff

Jul 27, 2023 07:41 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I sure can Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Estate Specialist !

Jul 27, 2023 07:49 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

They were a very fun car..lots of memories of that era Kathy Streib 

Jul 27, 2023 07:49 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

They were fun cars George Souto . If you didn't have one you certainly knew someone who did!

Jul 27, 2023 07:50 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

You are so right Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho 

Jul 27, 2023 07:51 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Wow Myrl Jeffcoat ! That was a date to remember for sure.

Jul 27, 2023 07:51 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Jeff Dowler, CRS ..the Bettle was more than just a craze it was a way of life and just fun!!

Jul 27, 2023 07:52 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Bugs Bunny is getting old, but he doesn't look a day over 20!

Jul 28, 2023 05:48 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

You are so right Kat Palmiotti 

Jul 28, 2023 08:46 PM