It Was Twenty (One) Years Ago Today: Tank Crushes Cars in San Bernardino

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Ah, 1985. Ah, March 15th, 1985. Our ex-fianc 's thirteenth birthday. (That was just for you, D. Thomas) Ah, March 15th, 1985 in San Bernardino. On that day, anesthesiologist Frank Haigler drove a Sherman tank over two cars at the National Orange Show Exhibition Center. Man, we're afraid of both Plano, TX and San Berdoo, but we're gonna hafta say a tank crushing cars wins out over a future Cougarette's birthday dinner.

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