DeSotoSky
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Hello and welcome to the Sunday Picture Show. Share your Buck knives with others by posting pictures of them here. New or old, plain or custom, user or safe queen, one or a collection, we love to see them all. This weekly tradition was started in 2010 by ItsTooEarly (Armand Hernandez) and Oregon (Steve Dunn). Help keep the tradition alive. Feel free to click that 'LIKE' but lets not let it replace discussing and complimenting each others knives. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)
Interesting things relating to September 14th.
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1752 The Gregorian calendar was adopted by the American colonies in 1752 as part of Great Britain's adoption of the system in the same year. The switch occurred in September, when Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14, 1752, requiring a correction of 11 days. This reform was initiated to bring the calendar's date for Easter back in line with the spring equinox and became the international standard for civil and commercial purposes. The Gregorian calendar differs from the Julian calendar primarily in its leap year rules. This refinement in the Gregorian calendar, introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, corrected the Julian calendar's inaccuracy, which had caused it to drift from the solar year, leading to a 13-day difference today. While most countries use the Gregorian calendar for secular purposes, certain Orthodox churches continue to use the Julian calendar for religious events.
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1814 The Star-Spangled Banner tells the story of American lawyer Francis Scott Key's experience during the Battle of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. Key witnessed a prolonged bombardment by British forces on the fort, but at daybreak on September 14, 1814, he saw the large American flag still flying, symbolizing a crucial American victory. Inspired by the sight of the enduring flag, Key wrote a poem titled "Defence of Fort M'Henry," which was later set to music and eventually became the U.S. national anthem in 1931.
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1899 Henry Bliss becomes 1st recorded US death from an auto accident when he is hit by a taxicab in New York City. He was struck as he alighted from a trolly car, his head and chest crushed. The driver of the taxicab was charged with manslaughter but later acquitted.
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1901 Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated on September 14, 1901, in Buffalo, New York, after the assassination of President William McKinley.
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The Lucite Green, Orange, and White 102 Woodsmans and 103 Skinners were a special run for the 30th Anniversary BCCI event (1988-2018). Sold individually, the were offered with a 30th Anniversary blade etch in 420HC steel. A very limited number (15) were offered as a Twin Set. The Twinsets differed from the individual offerings as they were without the blade etch and the steel was upgraded to W2. I was very fortunate to pick this set up from Larry Oden at a knife show last month. Model code 0103ORSVPCC. Usually I'm pretty good with the codes but the "VP" eludes me.
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Here is how they were offered individually. (March 2018 Newsletter)
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