Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month

  1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791)
  2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932)
  3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967)
  4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977)
  5. “Bicycle Bill” (nee ‘Tricycle Bill’) born (November 27, 195?)
  6. Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union (Oct. 27, 1991)
  7. Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha (May 27, 2016).
  8. The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified (February 27, 1951)
  9. The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years. (October 27, 2004)
  10. Death of Magellan (27 Apr 1521)
  11. Bob Keeshan born (June 27, 1927)
  12. Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks premiered in London (27 April 1749)
  13. The fighting in the Korean War ends when an armistice agreement is signed. (July 27, 1953)

Pass.

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Notable events occurring on the 27th of any month

  1. Birth of Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791)
  2. Opening of Radio City Music Hall (December 27, 1932)
  3. Astronauts Roger Chaffee, Gus Grissom, and Ed White die during a test of the Apollo 1 spacecraft (January 27, 1967)
  4. Tenerife airport disaster, deadliest in aviation history, 583 killed (March 27, 1977)
  5. “Bicycle Bill” (nee ‘Tricycle Bill’) born (November 27, 195?)
  6. Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union (Oct. 27, 1991)
  7. Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha (May 27, 2016).
  8. The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, is ratified (February 27, 1951)
  9. The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years. (October 27, 2004)
  10. Death of Magellan (27 Apr 1521)
  11. Bob Keeshan born (June 27, 1927)
  12. Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks premiered in London (27 April 1749)
  13. US Mint opens in Charlotte, North Carolina (July 27, 1837)
    Also 13. Fire destroys US Mint in Charlotte, North Carolina (July 27, 1844)
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide

-“BB”-

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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
  4. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide
  5. Cornell - Big Red
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
  4. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide
  5. Cornell - Big Red
  6. University of Illinois - Fighting Illini
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
  4. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide
  5. Cornell - Big Red
  6. University of Illinois - Fighting Illini
  7. Syracuse - Orange
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
  4. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide
  5. Cornell - Big Red
  6. University of Illinois - Fighting Illini
  7. Syracuse - Orange
  8. University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane

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Interesting note on Syracuse is that their previous nickname (Orangemen) would’ve worked for this category, too.

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But not their nickname prior to that - Syracuse Saltine Warriors.

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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
  4. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide
  5. Cornell - Big Red
  6. University of Illinois - Fighting Illini
  7. Syracuse - Orange
  8. University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  9. Stanford Cardinal
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
  4. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide
  5. Cornell - Big Red
  6. University of Illinois - Fighting Illini
  7. Syracuse - Orange
  8. University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  9. Stanford Cardinal
  10. USNA Annapolis Midshipmen
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
  4. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide
  5. Cornell - Big Red
  6. University of Illinois - Fighting Illini
  7. Syracuse - Orange
  8. University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  9. Stanford Cardinal
  10. USNA Annapolis Midshipmen
  11. North Carolina State - Wolfpack
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
  4. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide
  5. Cornell - Big Red
  6. University of Illinois - Fighting Illini
  7. Syracuse - Orange
  8. University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  9. Stanford Cardinal
  10. USNA Annapolis Midshipmen
  11. North Carolina State - Wolfpack
  12. St John Red Storm
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College Mascots/Nicknames Not Ending in the Letter 'S’

  1. Marshall Thundering Herd
  2. Notre Dame - The Fighting Irish
  3. Tulane - Green Wave
  4. University of Alabama - The Crimson Tide
  5. Cornell - Big Red
  6. University of Illinois - Fighting Illini
  7. Syracuse - Orange
  8. University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane
  9. Stanford Cardinal
  10. USNA Annapolis Midshipmen
  11. North Carolina State - Wolfpack
  12. St John Red Storm
  13. Oberlin College Yeomen (and Yeowomen)

Next up:

Non-U.S. military schools

  1. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK
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Non-U.S. military schools

  1. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK
  2. Saint-Cyr Military Academy / École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Guer, France

BTW @Elendil_s_Heir can defunct military schools from former empires be included?

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Nah, let’s keep it current.

Non-U.S. military schools

  1. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK
  2. Saint-Cyr Military Academy / École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Guer, France
  3. King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre, Amman, Jordan
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Non-U.S. military schools

  1. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK
  2. Saint-Cyr Military Academy / École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Guer, France
  3. King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre, Amman, Jordan
  4. Marineschule Mürwik, Flensburg, Germany

Basically analogous to the U.S. Naval Academy

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Non-U.S. military schools

  1. Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK
  2. Saint-Cyr Military Academy / École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Guer, France
  3. King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre, Amman, Jordan
  4. Marineschule Mürwik, Flensburg, Germany
  5. Royal Military College, Duntroon, Australia