On this day in
1776,
Benjamin Franklin departs from America for France on a mission to seek French support for the
American Revolution. It works!
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On this day in
1944, the
Battle of Leyte Gulf – the largest naval battle in history – ends with an overwhelming American victory against Japan.
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On this day in
1967, Iran’s shah,
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, crowns himself Emperor of Iran and then crowns his wife
Farah Empress of Iran.
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On this day in
1984,
Baby Fae receives a heart transplant from a baboon.
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On this day in
1999, Britain's House of Lords votes to end the right of hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament.
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On this day in
2001, America's political class passes the
U.S.A.P.A.T.R.I.O.T.A.C.T. into law without even really trying to READ the damned thing..
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On this day in the year
1988, American and Soviet scientists combine their efforts to save two gray whales from certain death after the beasts are suddenly surrounded by miles of unbroken ice off the coast of Alaska. They work day and night for nearly a week, cutting holes in the ice so the whales can surface and breathe. Meanwhile, a tribe of harpoon-clutching Eskimos - their tummies grumbling - can only shake their heads as they watch this absurdly expensive and time-consuming rescue effort escort a month's worth of food towards open water.
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On this day in
1988, after doing four months of "consulting" work, oleaginous real estate tycoon
Donald Trump issues a $2,000,000 invoice to heavyweight cannibal rapist Iron Mike Tyson, thereby inadvertantly revealing the secret to all his financial success: STEALING from mentally unstable people!
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