On this day in
1755, under the orders of
Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
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On this day in the year
1866, the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable - one of mankind's greatest technological triumphs - is finally completed. Once he's announced this milestone to the American people, President
James Buchanan proceeds to spend the rest of the day masturbating furiously while engaging in "morse-code-sex" with
Queen Victoria.
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On this day in
1948, the TV show
Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as
Candid Microphone. Hardly seems possible, does it?
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On this day in
1977, in Yonkers, New York, 24-year-old postal employee
David Berkowitz – better known as the
Son of Sam – is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.
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On this day in
1981, the severed head of six-year-old
Adam Walsh is found by two fishermen in a Florida canal. The rest of Adam’s body was never recovered. Adam’s kidnapping and murder - possibly by serial killer
Otis Toole - inspired the creation of the television series
America's Most Wanted, which was hosted by Adam’s father,
John Walsh, for over two decades.
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On this day in 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaks through the elusive 2,600 point ceiling for the first time ever. Of course, what goes up must eventually come down, and if shit keeps hitting fan, we may well live to see 2,600 again. My advice for riding out the coming storm? Sink all your capital in ammunition, gas generators and out-of-the-way real estate.
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