It was (roughly) on this day in the year
622 that the Muslim era began, when
Mohammad made his "hegira," which is a fancy Arab word that means: "fleeing." Chased out of
Mecca for pestering citizens there with his tales of revelation-spouting angels in mountain caves, Mohammad made his way to
Medina, where people actually believed his stories and raised an army in defense of them. Eventually, Mohammad would return to Mecca and FORCE them to believe. And they all lived happily ever after.
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On this day in
1187,
Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
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On this day in
1848, the
American Association for the Advancement of Science is created.
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On this day in
1881,
Chester A. Arthur is inaugurated as the 21st President of the United States following the assassination of
James Garfield.
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On this day in
1884, the
Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for both President and Vice President of the United States of America. Thus is explained their crushing defeat.
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On this day in
1945, after being secretly smuggled into the country in the top secret
Project Paperclip, "former" Nazi rocket scientists begin their first day of "honest" work in the good old US-of-A.
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On this day in
1973,
God once again proves he's an asshole when he makes singer/songwriter
Jim Croce's plane crash. Croce, famous for such gentle, catchy hits as
Bad Bad Leroy Brown,
Time in a Bottle and
Lover's Cross, was only 30 years old at the time.
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On this day in
2002, the Kolka-Karmadon rock/ice slide. It's a big one!
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On this day in
2011, the United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
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