OT: FOFC Historical Date/Event Draft - Draft Thread

[Mustang]

Team Picks

Team 1 - Barkeep

Needs : Dec

Sports : 6/14/1998 Bulls win 6th Championship in 8 Years (sports)
Military Event : 8/21/1942: Battle of Stalingrad Begin
Natural Disaster : 4/26/1986: Meltdown at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Natural Disaster)
Entertainment : 1/4/1936: Billboard released their first chart of popular pop music (Entertainment
Scientific Event : 10/22/1878: Thomas Edison conducts first successful test of the filament light bulb (Scientific)
Fictional Event (Date appearing in ficitional material) : 11/12/1955 - Clock tower struck in Back to the Future
Television Moment : 2/9/1964 - Beatles appear on Ed. Sullivan
Politics : 7/4/1776 (U.S Signs Declaration of Independence)
Birthday/Death : 9/13/1996 - Tupac is shot (Death/Births)
19th Century : 3/31/1854 - Commodore Perry opens Japan (19th Century)
Pre-17th century Europe : 5/30/1431 - Joan of Arc is burned at the Stake (Pre-17th Century Europe)
Potluck : 12/31/1907 - Times Square Ball makes its first appearance

Team #2 - Treadwell

Needs : Jan

Sports : 9/6/1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. breaks the record for consecutive games played
Military Event : 6/6/1944 - D-Day
Natural Disaster : 4/18/1906 - San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Entertainment (Non-fiction) : 7/25/1965 - Bob Dylan "goes electric" at the Newport Folk estival.
Scientific Event : 12/17/1903: The Wright Brothers make the first heaver-than-air human flight (Science)
Fictional Event : 2/2/1992: Events of the movie "Groundhog Day" (fictional)
Television Moment : 8/1/1981 - The debut of MTV. (Television Moment)
Politics : 11/4/1979 - The American Embassy in Tehran is seized, with 66 hostages taken. (Politics)
Birthday/Death : 5/28/1934 - The Dionne Quintuplets are born, the first quintuplets to survive infancy
19th Century : 3/6/1836 - Santa Anna captures the Alamo. (19th Century)
Pre-17th century Europe : 10/14/1066 - The Battle of Hastings
Potluck : 1/22/1973 - The Supreme Court issues a decision in Roe v. Wade


Team #3 - NTNDeacon

Needs : Feb

Sports : 4/6/1896 The start of the Modern Olympics in Athens, Greece (sports)
Military Event : 10/19,1781 Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown (military event)
Natural Disaster : 9/8/1900 The Galveston Hurricane (Natural Disaster)
Entertainment : 12/15/1939 Premiere of Gone with the Wind (Entertainment)Non-fiction) :
Scientific Event : 7/20/1969 1st manned landing on the moon
Fictional Event (Date appearing in fictional material) : 6/16/1904 The day in Ulysses. (Leopold Bloom walks around Dublin)
Television Moment : 11/16/1981 Luke Spenser marries Laura Webber on General Hospital (Television event)
Politics : 2/12/1909 NAACP founded Feb. 12, 1909
Birthday/Death : 3/17/493 St. Patrick dies (birth/ death)
19th Century : 5/10/1869 completion of the 1st transcontinental railroad at Promontary Summit
Pre-17th century Europe : 8/8/1588 The English defeat of the Spanish Armada
Potluck : 1/28/1986 The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster (potluck category)

Team #4 - Maple Leafs

Needs:

Sports : 9/29/1954 -Willie Mays of the New York Giants makes "The Catch"
Military Event : 12/7/1941 The attack on Pearl Harbor
Natural Disaster : 7/28/1976 - The Tangshan earthquake demolishes the city of one million (disaster)
Entertainment : 1/26/1926 - John Logie Baird gives the first public demo of mech TV
Scientific Event : 10/5/1957 - The surprise launch of Sputnik 1, the first successful space launch (Science)
Fictional Event : 4/4/1984 - "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen..." (Fiction)
Television Moment : 5/22/1992 - Johnny Carson's final show
Politics : 11/9/1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall (politics)
Birthday/Death : 6/28/1914 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
19th Century : 8/19/1812 - The HMS Guerriere meets the USS Constitution in a fierce battle
Pre-17th century Europe : 3/1/1095 - The Byzantine Empire attends the Council of Piacenzaasks
Potluck : 2/26/1991 - Tim Berners-Lee introduces WorldWideWeb, the first web browser

Team #5 - Radii

Needs : Feb, May

Sports : 6/8/1966 - The merge of the NFL and AFL into one league is announced (Sports)
Military Event : 7/14/1789 - Storming of the Bastille (Military Event)
Natural Disaster : 10/17/1989 - San Francisco Earthquake during the World Series (Natural Disaster)
Entertainment : 5/15/1928 - The first animated short featuring Mickey Mouse is released
Scientific Event : 2/6/1959 - The first patent for an Integrated Circuit(ie Microchip) is filed by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments
Fictional Event : 9/22/2004 - Oceanic Flight 815 crashes in premiere of Lost
Television Moment : 12/28/1958 - Baltimore 23, New York 17 (OT) - NFL Championship Game (Television Moment)
Politics : 3/15/44 BC - Julius Caesar is assassinated
Birthday/Death : Nov 22, 1963 - President John F Kennedy is assassinated
19th Century : 4/30/1803 - Louisiana Purchase (19th Century)
Pre-17th century Europe : 1/13/1559 - Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England
Potluck : 8/15/1914, The Panama Canal opens(Potluck)



Team #6 - Path 12

Needs: COMPLETE

Sports : 7/30/1930 -- First World Cup begins in Uruguay. (sports)
Military Event : 4/9/1865 -- Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse (military)
Natural Disaster : 8/24/79 -- Mt Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii
Entertainment (Non-fiction) : 2/14/2005 -- You Tube is established. (entertainment)
Scientific Event : 11/24/1859 -- Darwin publishes On The Origin Of Species. (Science)
Fictional Event : 5/4/1911 -- Sherlock Holmes kills Professor Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls
Television Moment : 6/25/1951 - First network color broadcast is made by CBS. (Television)
Politics :12/2/1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte declares himself to be the first French Emp
Birthday/Death : 3/29/1912 -- Three members of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole freeze
19th Century : 1/24/1848 - Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill (19th Century)
Pre-17th century Europe : 10/31/1517 -- Martin Luther starts the Reformation with his 95 Theses.
Potluck : 9/11/2001 World Trade Center attack


Team #7 - Buccaneer

Needs: Aug

Sports : 10/8/1956 - Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series (sports)
Military Event : 9/17/1862 - Battle of Antietam, single bloodiest day in American History (military)
Natural Disaster : 8/27/1883 - Krakatoa volcanic explosions,
Entertainment (Non-fiction) : 1/1/1890 - Inaugural Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena
Scientific Event : 6/30/1905 - Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity is published
Fictional Event : 3/25/3019 - The One Ring is destroyed and the Fall of Sauron (fictional)
Television Moment : 2/28/1983 - M*A*S*H Finale
Politics : 7/2/1964 - the landmark Civil Rights Act is made law
Birthday/Death : 12/25/-4 : Birth of Christ
19th Century : 4/14/1865: Lincoln's Assassination
Pre-17th century Europe : 5/20/325 - First Council of Nicaea
Potluck : 11/29/1623 - First Thanksgiving

Team #8 - Larry McG421

Needs : COMPLETE

Sports : 6/22/1937 - Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling
Military Event : 4/12/1861 - Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
Natural Disaster : 2/4/1783 - Calabria (Italy) Earthquake kills 50,000. (Natural Disasters)
Entertainment (Non-fiction) : 11/2/1959: Charles Van Doren testifies that quiz show 21 is fixed
Scientific Event : 3/10/1876 - Alexander Graham Bell successfully tansmits the first telephone call
Fictional Event : 9/1/1991 - Harry Potter's first day at Hogwarts (fictional)
Television Moment : 10/3/1995 - Announcement of OJ Simpson verdict (TV)
Politics : 5/17/1954 - Brown v. Board of Education decision handed down by Supreme Court
Birthday/Death : 1/17/1706 - Benjamin Franklin was born. (Birthday/Death)
19th Century : 12/10/1898 - Peace treaty is signed between United States and Spain.
Pre-17th century Europe : 8/3/1492 - Columbus sets sail for the new world
Potluck : 7/18/1925: Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf is published for the first time.


Team #9 - Mustang

Needs: Dec

Sports : 11/6/1869 : First College football game played. Rutgers v Princeton (sports)
Military Event : 4/24/1184 BC - Greeks enter Troy using the infamous Trojan Horse (military)
Natural Disaster : 8/29/2005 - Katrina hits New Orleans
Entertainment (Non-fiction) : 3/19/1931 - Gambling legalized in Nevada (Entertainment)
Scientific Event : 7/16/1945 - First test of a nuclear weapon aka Trinity Test (science)
Fictional Event : 10/12/802701 - George meets the Eloi in H.G Wells Time Machine (fictional)
Television Moment : 2/19/72 - Sammy Davis Jr. Kisses Archie on All in the Family
Politics : 1/30/33 - Hitler sworn in as Chancellor of Germany
Birthday/Death : 6/10/323 BC Alexander the Great dies
19th Century : 9/27/1821 - Mexico granted independence from Spain
Pre-17th century Europe : 12/4/771 : King Carloman dies making Charlemange the ruler of the complete Frankish Kingdom
Potluck : 5/8/1945 - Victory in Europe

Team #10 - Neon Chaos

NEEDS: May
Sports : 2/22/1959 - Lee Petty wins the very first Daytona 500
Military Event : 8/6/1945 Hiroshima Bombed
Natural Disaster : 5/31/1935 - A 7.1 Magnitude earthquake destroys the city of Quetta in Pakistan.
Entertainment : 9/20/1946 - The first Cannes Film Festival is held (Entertainment)
Scientific Event : 7/10/1962 - The first active communications sattelite, Telstar, is launched
Fictional Event : 12/21/1872 - Phinneas Fogg Arrives At The Reform Club in 80 days around the world(fiction)
Television Moment : 3/21/1980 - Who Shot JR
Politics : 11/19/1863. The Gettysburg Address
Birthday/Death : 1/15/1929 MLK Born
19th Century : 6/18/1815 - Battle of Waterloo (19th century)
Pre-17th century Europe : 4/22/1508 - Henry VIII Crowned as King of England (pre-17th europe)
Potluck : 10/29/1929 - The US stock market crashes, in what was to be called Black Tuesday



Dates Available :

Jan : 6-11, 17-22,
Feb : 6-7, 11-13, 17, 24
Mar : 3-4, 8, 12-13, 23,27-29
Apr : 2, 10, 16, 20, 28 COMPLETE
May : 2-3,12-13
Jun : 1-4, 12, 20 : COMPLETE
Jul : 6-8, 12, 22-26 : COMPLETE
Aug : 10-13, 17, 26-27 : COMPLETE
Sep : 3-4, 15,19-20,24-27
Oct : 1,10, 21-27 : COMPLETE
Nov : 14, 27 COMPLETE
Dec : 4-5, 12-13,19,23,30-31

Draft

1.1 - 7/4/1776 : Declaration of Independence signed
1.2 - 6/6/1944 : D-Day
1.3 - 7/20/1969 : 1st manned landing on the moon
1.4 - 12/7/1941 : The attack on Pearl Harbor
1.5 - 11/22/1963 : President John F Kennedy is assassinated
1.6 - 9/11/2001 : World Trade Center attack
1.7 - 8/3/1492 : Columbus sets sail
1.8 - 12/25/4 B.C. : Christ born
1.9 - 5/8/1945 : Victory in Europe
1.10 - 1/15/1929 : MLK born
2.1 - 8/6/1945: Hiroshima bombed
2.2 - 8/29/2005 : Katrina hits New Orleans
2.3 - 3/10/1876 : Alexander Graham Bell successfully transmits the first telephone call
2.4 - 2/28/1983 - M*A*S*H Finale
2.5 - 8/24/79 -- Mt Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii
2.6 - 3/15/44 B.C. - Julius Caesar is assassinated
2.7 - 6/28/1914 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
2.8 - 8/8/1588 - The English defeat of the Spanish Armada
2.9 - 10/14/1066 - The Battle of Hastings
2.10 - 2/9/1964 - Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan Show
3.1 - 11/12/1955 - Clock tower struck in Back to the Future
3.2 - 4/18/1906 - San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
3.3 - 6/16/1904 The day in Ulysses. (Stephen Bloom walks around Dublin)
3.4 - 11/9/1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall (politics)
3.5 - 12/28/1958 - Baltimore 23, New York 17 (OT) - NFL Championship Game (Television Moment)
3.6 - 10/31/1517 -- Martin Luther starts the Reformation with his 95 Theses (Pre 17th Century Europe)
3.7 - 4/14/1865: Lincoln's Assassination
3.8 - 5/17/1954 - Brown v. Board of Education decision handed down by Supreme Court
3.9 - 6/10/323 BC - Alexander the Great dies
3.10 - 11/29/1863. The Gettysburg Address
4.1 - 3/21/1980 - Who Shot JR?
4.2 - 1/30/33 - Hitler sworn in as Chancellor of Germany
4.3 - 6/22/1937 - Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling
4.4 - 11/29/1623 - First Thanksgiving
4.5 - 5/4/1911 -- Sherlock Holmes kills his nemesis Professor Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. (Fictional date)
4.6 - 9/22/2004 - Oceanic Flight 815 crashes on a mysterious island in the series premiere of Lost
4.7 - 10/5/1957 - The surprise launch of Sputnik 1, the first successful space launch (Science)
4.8 - 11/16/1981 Luke Spenser marries Laura Webber on General Hospital (Television event)
4.9 - 12/17/1903: The Wright Brothers make the first heaver-than-air human flight (Science)
4.10 - 4/26/1986: Meltdown at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Natural Disaster)
5.1 - 10/22/1878: Thomas Edison conducts first successful test of the filament light bulb (Scientific)
5.2 - 2/2/1992: Events of the movie "Groundhog Day" (fictional)
5.3 - 1/28/1986 The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster (potluck category)
5.4 - 3/1/1095 - The Byzantine Empire attends the Council of Piacenzaasks (pre-16th)
5.5 - 4/30/1803 - Louisiana Purchase (19th Century)
5.6 - 11/24/1859 -- Darwin publishes On The Origin Of Species. (Science)
5.7 - 3/25/3019 - The One Ring is destroyed and the Fall of Sauron (fictional)
5.8 - 10/3/1995 - Announcement of OJ Simpson verdict (TV)
5.9 - 11/6/1869 : First College football game played. Rutgers v Princeton (sports)
5.10 - 6/18/1815 - Battle of Waterloo (19th century)
6.1 - 12/21/1872 - Phinneas Fogg Arrives At The Reform Club in 80 days around the world(fiction)
6.2 - 7/16/1945 - First test of a nuclear weapon aka Trinity Test (science)
6.3 - 4/12/1861 - Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter
6.4 - 10/8/1956 - Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series (sports)
6.5 - 1/24/1848 - Gold discovered at Sutter's Mill (19th Century)
6.6 - 10/17/1989 - San Francisco Earthquake during the World Series (Natural Disaster)
6.7 4/4/1984 - "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen..." (Fiction)
6.8 - 4/6/1896 The start of the Modern Olympics in Athens, Greece (sports)
6.9 - 8/1/1981 - The debut of MTV. (Television Moment)
6.10 - 5/30/1431 - Joan of Arc is burned at the Stake (Pre-17th Century Europe)
7.1 - 3/31/1854 - Commodore Perry opens Japan (19th Century)
7.2 - 11/4/1979 - The American Embassy in Tehran is seized, with 66 hostages taken. (Politics)
7.3 - 9/8/1900 The Galveston Hurricane (Natural Disaster)
7.4 - 7/28/1976 - The Tangshan earthquake demolishes the city of one million (disaster)
7.5 - 8/15/1914, The Panama Canal opens(Potluck)
7.6 - 4/9/1865 -- Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse (military)
7.7 - 9/17/1862 - Battle of Antietam, single bloodiest day in American History (military)
7.8 - 9/1/1991 - Harry Potter's first day at Hogwarts (fictional)
7.9 - 10/12/802701 - George meets the Eloi in H.G Wells Time Machine (fictional)
7.10 - 4/22/1508 - Henry VIII Crowned as King of England (pre-17th europe)
8.1 - 2/22/1959 - Lee Petty wins the very first Daytona 500
8.2 - 2/19/72 - Sammy Davis Jr. Kisses Archie on All in the Family
8.3 - 12/10/1898 - Spanish-American war Peace treaty is signed between US & Spain (19th).
8.4 - 1/1/1890 - Inaugural Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena (Ent)
8.5 - 7/30/1930 -- First World Cup begins in Uruguay. (sports)
8.6 - 7/14/1789 - Storming of the Bastille (Military Event)
8.7 - 1/26/1926 - John Logie Baird gives the first public demo of mechanical TV (ent)
8.8 - 12/15/1939 Premiere of Gone with the Wind (Entertainment)
8.9 - 3/6/1836 - Santa Anna captures the Alamo. (19th Century)
8.10 - 8/21/1942: Battle of Stalingrad Begins (military)
9.1 - 6/14/1998 Bulls win 6th Championship in 8 Years (sports)
9.2 - 9/6/1995 - Cal Ripken Jr. breaks the record for consecutive games played (sports)
9.3 - 5/10/1869 completion of the 1st transcontinental railroad at Promontary Summit, Utah (19th)
9.4 - 5/22/1992 - Johnny Carson bids his audience "a very heartfelt goodnight" (tv)
9.5 - 6/8/1966 - The merge of the NFL and AFL into one league is announced (Sports)
9.6 - 6/25/1951 - First network color broadcast is made by CBS (TV)
9.7 - 6/30/1905 - Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity is published
9.8 - 1/17/1706 - Benjamin Franklin was born. (Birthday/Death)
9.9 - 3/19/1931 - Gambling legalized in Nevada (Entertainment)
9.10 - 7/10/1962 - The first active communications sattelite, Telstar, is launched (Science)
10.1 - 9/20/1946 - The first Cannes Film Festival is held (Entertainment)
10.2 - 9/27/1821 - Mexico granted independence from Spain (19th Cent)
10.3 - 2/4/1783 - Calabria (Italy) Earthquake kills 50,000. (Natural Disasters)
10.4 - 7/2/1964 - the landmark Civil Rights Act is made law (Pol)
10.5 - 12/2/1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte declares himself to be Emperor (Pol)
10.6 - 1/13/1559 - Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England(Pre 17th Century Europe)
10.7 - 8/19/1812 - The HMS Guerriere meets the USS Constitution in a fierce battle (19th)
10.8 - 10/19,1781 Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown (military event)
10.9 - 7/25/1965 - Bob Dylan "goes electric" at the Newport Folk Festival. (Entertainment)
10.10 - 1/4/1936: Billboard released their first chart of popular pop music (Entertainment
11.1 - 9/13/1996 - Tupac is shot (Death/Births)
11.2 - 5/28/1934 - The Dionne Quintuplets are born, the first quintuplets to survive infancy
11.3 - 3/17/493 St. Patrick dies (birth/ death)
11.4 - 2/26/1991 - Tim Berners-Lee introduces WorldWideWeb, the first web browser (Potluck)
11.5 - 5/15/1928 - The first animated short featuring Mickey Mouse is released
11.6 - 3/29/1912 - 3 members of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole freeze to death.
11.7 - 5/20/325 - First Council of Nicaea
11.8 - 7/18/1925: Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf is published for the first time.
11.9
11.10 - 10/29/1929 - The US stock market crashes, in what was to be called Black Tuesday. (pl)
12.1 - May 31, 1935 - A 7.1 Magnitude earthquake destroys the city of Quetta in Pakistan.
12.2 - 4/24/1184 BC - Greeks enter Troy using the infamous Trojan Horse (military)
12.3 - 11/2/1959: Charles Van Doren testifies that quiz show 21 is fixed (Ent/Non-fic)
12.4 - 8/27/1883 - Krakatoa volcanic explodes (natural disaster)
12.5 - 2/14/2005 -- You Tube is established. (entertainment)
12.6
12.7 - 9/29/1954 -Willie Mays of the New York Giants makes "The Catch" (sports)
12.8
12.9
12.10

[Mustang]

Welcome to the FOFC Historical Date Draft

How to play:

If you want to play, PM me. Some time tomorrow, I'll randomly select ten players. (And by "random", I mean pretty much random...) The draft will be conducted via the forum, in this thread. When it's your turn to draft, you post, ideally with a brief note about the reason for your choice. If you won't be around, you PM someone else your picks in advance to keep things moving. The draft is a serpentine draft, which is a fancy way of saying that the order reverses each round. Draft order will be determined randomly before we start.


How to win:

The fun here comes more from the draft itself than from actually winning, but just in case it matters: Once the draft is done, we'll hold a vote and let FOFC choose the winner. Hopefully there will be some interesting side discussions on why a date or event was significant. Some will be obvious, but others more obscure.

The teams:

You will draft a "team" of twelve dates filling once from each of the following categories and having ONE date in each month.

Categories are -

Sports
Military Event
Natural Disaster
Entertainment (Non-fiction)
Scientific Event
Fictional Event (Date appearing in ficitional material)
Television Moment
Politics
Birthday/Death
19th Century
Pre-17th century Europe
Potluck


- If there is an event that spans days, you must pick one day.
- All events must be historical proven to have occured on the date you provide or the consensus must be that they occured on said date. No fictional dates other than the fictional category.

An example on the fictional event would be July 3rd, Aliens attack in 'Independence Day'.

Any date picked can not have a date picked either 1 day behind or 1 day ahead. If someone picks Jan 31st, Jan 30th and Feb 1st are out of play. Everything is in the same 'year' so, December 31st wouldn't eliminate Jan 1st

A few notes:
The draft is open to everyone -- observers are welcome. Discussion of picks is encouraged.

In general, it's considered very poor form to suggest picks during the draft -- the equivalent of being the guy who doesn't play poker but sits at the rail and shouts out to get attention. However, it will happen. If you're the sort of person who thinks you'd be really, really bothered by this, do yourself a favor and don't play.

In order for the draft to be fun, it has to move quickly. That means that if you will not be checking the forums frequently, you should send an advance list of picks to a partipant or observer to choose for you. If you are not willing to send a list for your picks to keep the draft moving, you should not sign up to play. Players who cause delays in the draft will be replaced.

If someone makes an invalid pick, the commish (me) will explain why the pick doesn't work and that team will pick again. However, if other teams have already made their picks, those picks will count (in order to avoid having to redo stretches of the draft). So if you try to get tricky with your picks and get burned, don't blame me.

[Mustang]

Draft order is by the team numbers above.

Sticking with the 'can't use a day before or after a date' rule. (No negative comments so, will go with that.

Barkeep is on the clock. Figure there are 5 really recognizable dates that will go in the first few picks.

In hindsight probably could have just more called this a Historical Event draft with the constraints being the dates/months

[wade moore]

I know I'm not drafting - but rules question.. are multiple picks in the same year allowed?

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by wade moore

I know I'm not drafting - but rules question.. are multiple picks in the same year allowed?

Yep. Only limit is 1 pick per month and the date limitation (If someone takes Jan 2nd, then Jan 1st, 2nd and 3rd are out of play).

So, if someone wants to load up on the year 1583, have at it...

[Barkeep49]

Ok there were two different dates that seemed worthy of a #1 pick, however I'm I couldn't find a good category for my second idea. So I'm picking July 4, 1776 and putting it in Politics.

[wade moore]

Nice start to the draft imo Barkeep.

[Neon_Chaos]

It's a snake draft, right?

[Barkeep49]

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

Ok there were two different dates that seemed worthy of a #1 pick, however I'm I couldn't find a good category for my second idea. So I'm picking July 4, 1776 and putting it in Politics.

I don't think there's any confusion, but I am talking about the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that date .

[Maple Leafs]

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

I don't think there's any confusion, but I am talking about the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that date .

Of which country?

[Neon_Chaos]

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Of which country?

The United States

of what?

Of America.

which America?

North America!!!

[korme]

Please explain July 4, 1776

(Only asking so we keep a theme of everyone describing the date and why they picked it, even for the obvious ones like this)

[Mustang]

I would of used July 4th because of the movie Independence Day but, hey.. if you want to use it for the Declaration of Independence signing...

[lordscarlet]

We haven't seen one of these in a while -- I am definitely going to try to keep up.

[Maple Leafs]

I'm going to pick exclusively Canadian events and try to be the first person to ever get zero votes in one of these. Wait until I choose Canada burning down the White House in 1814 as my top pick.

[TredWel]

There aren't many dates that are known by a single letter.

1.2: Military Event - June 6, 1944 (D-Day, Battle of Normandy).

[Neon_Chaos]

Nice solid top-2 picks.

[ntndeacon]

I guess there are more known dates, but most fall into the same categories, so I will go a little off the beaten track.
1.3 Scientific Event--July 20, 1969 1st manned landing on the moon

[Neon_Chaos]

I had my eye on that one, hoped that it would slip to me. I would've taken the 21st and the "One Small Step..." line and put it on TV.

[Maple Leafs]

If we're drafting dates, might as well take the one that will live in infamy...

1.4 - December 7, 1941 - The attack on Pearl Harbor (Military)

[Barkeep49]

Originally Posted by Mustang

I would of used July 4th because of the movie Independence Day but, hey.. if you want to use it for the Declaration of Independence signing...

I have a couple ideas for that category.
I choose the 4th of July because it is date all that known. I think the US is a pretty special place and that is seen as the beginning of the country. Not to mention it is, in my opinion, one of the greatest pieces of political rhetoric every.

[Mustang]

Radii selects - Nov 22, 1963 - President John F Kennedy is assassinated (birth/death).

Not his comment but, good choice. Things sure went a different direction in the U.S after that.

The Moon Landing and Pearl Harbor were has #1 and #2 choices.

NOTE: There might be a delay for Bucc at #7. He is going via email and I'm not sure he has my email addy yet.

[Radii]

Cool, I'll take it even if it was my 3rd choice. July 4th was probably the easy consensus #1, but to me the Moon Landing was a easy #2, I can't imagine that there's anything else that will go in that category that will evoke similar emotion or importance with the group here. All very good picks so far IMO.

[Buccaneer]

I'm here, taking the day off. I have to wait for path, right?

[Buccaneer]

I like 1.1 and 1.2 a lot but not so hot about 1.3 and 1.4 simply because I could have not recalled those dates off the top of my head. Definitely significant events but date worthy?

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I'm here, taking the day off. I have to wait for path, right?

Yep, Path is #6 and you are #7....

[Barkeep49]

Mustang: How much flexibility do we have to change our placement? So, for instance, could I later move my July 4th to Potporri? Or are we locked into the slot we draft it in?

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I like 1.1 and 1.2 a lot but not so hot about 1.3 and 1.4 simply because I could have not recalled those dates off the top of my head. Definitely significant events but date worthy?

You couldn't remember the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

I had the 21st for the Moon Landing stuck in my head, not the 20th.

[Buccaneer]

Can we also get a list of picks chosen at the top?

[Maple Leafs]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I like 1.1 and 1.2 a lot but not so hot about 1.3 and 1.4 simply because I could have not recalled those dates off the top of my head. Definitely significant events but date worthy?

Man, I'm Canadian and even I knew the date for Pearl Harbor.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by Mustang

You couldn't remember the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

I had the 21st for the Moon Landing stuck in my head, not the 20th.

My mistake, that's why I asked for a list. The two that I didn't like as much were the Apollo and Kennedy (whatever picks they were). I knew the month and year.

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

Mustang: How much flexibility do we have to change our placement? So, for instance, could I later move my July 4th to Potporri? Or are we locked into the slot we draft it in?

How did Maple Leafs handle it?

I'm ok for changing.

[path12]

I'm not sure which category this goes in, so I guess it will be my potluck choice:

1.6 Potluck -- September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack

Still waiting on the total ramifications, but it certainly changed the country.

[Neon_Chaos]

Steal at 1.6

[Buccaneer]

Damn it path, that was going to be my pick. I thought that would have gone 1.1 or 1.2. Got to think about this...

[path12]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Damn it path, that was going to be my pick. I thought that would have gone 1.1 or 1.2. Got to think about this...

I had actually forgotten about the Declaration of Independence! 9/11 was my number 1 all along.

[Maple Leafs]

Yeah, 9/11 is a tough one to figure in this draft.

On the one hand, it's probably the most recent event that will be picked, and we're still living the consequences. On the other hand, and without turning this into a debate thread, it's somewhat difficult to guage it's historical significance compared to some of the other events that will be picked.

That said, it's a date draft, and that's certainly a very famous date.

[Barkeep49]

9/11 was going to be my pick. However, I couldn't find a place where I liked it. I was going to slot it in television before deciding to go with July 4th with its natural slot in Politics.

[Buccaneer]

I just realize Mustang is playing too. Makes it hard to bounce a ruling. It's only the 1st round and I'm already thinking about being controversal.

[Coffee Warlord]

Damn, wish I had gotten in on this. Like the picks thus far. I woulda snagged Pearl Harbor at #1.

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I just realize Mustang is playing too. Makes it hard to bounce a ruling. It's only the 1st round and I'm already thinking about being controversal.

I'm pretty impartial but, can defer to an observer.

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Yeah, 9/11 is a tough one to figure in this draft.

On the one hand, it's probably the most recent event that will be picked, and we're still living the consequences. On the other hand, and without turning this into a debate thread, it's somewhat difficult to guage it's historical significance compared to some of the other events that will be picked.

That said, it's a date draft, and that's certainly a very famous date.

That's my thought. It is certainly far less significant than the Declaration of Independence (without which it has no significance whatsoever) as well as some other dates that have not yet been mentioned. I think when you look at final rosters that 9/11 will have been chosen too early.

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I just realize Mustang is playing too. Makes it hard to bounce a ruling. It's only the 1st round and I'm already thinking about being controversal.

I'm happy to be an impartial judge.

[Buccaneer]

lord, you got a PM.

[Maple Leafs]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I just realize Mustang is playing too. Makes it hard to bounce a ruling. It's only the 1st round and I'm already thinking about being controversal.

If it's a controversy about what category something fits in, then we usually just let the voters decide.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

If it's a controversy about what category something fits in, then we usually just let the voters decide.

Yeah, but then I catch a lot of grief in the meantime.

[Mustang]

I think Bucc is going to use my date.

[Maple Leafs]

There are also some rather obvious picks that have the issue of the date not being agreed on. I think that's another one where you just have to accept that if you use it, some voters will slap you down. Others will reward you. You takes your chances.

So... just pick already, Bucc.

[Bee]

My birthday of 9/12 is now off the table. You guys just didn't move fast enough to get the game winner...

[Buccaneer]

Oh ok..

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