Pedro de San Patricio
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Inspired by our friend Statistik's thread. Let's see what happened today in history.
Archbishop Aelfheah was killed by Danish raiders in 1012 for refusing to be ransomed after capture.
Emperor Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire gave women the right to inherit Hapsburg possessions in 1713.
England's American colonies were banned from printing their own paper money in 1764.
Captain Cook discovered New South Wales in 1770.
The Battle of Lexington occurred between colonists and imperial forces in 1775.
The Netherlands officially recognized American independence in 1782.
The European states recognized Belgium as an independent kingdom in 1839.
Four Union soldiers and nine civilians were killed in the Baltimore Riots of 1861.
The first Boston Marathon was held in 1897.
The ChiComs declared war on Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist forces in 1927.
FDR removed the US from the gold standard in 1933.
General Franco won the Spanish Civil War in 1938.
Connecticut approved the Bill of Rights in 1939.
The Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto rose up against the Nazis in 1943.
Surveyor 3 landed on the moon in 1967.
The USSR launched the first space station, the Salyut, in 1971.
Sally Ride became the first female astronaut in 1982.
The last known wild California condor was captured and placed in captivity in 1987.
Federal agents burned down the Branch Davidian compound in 1993.
Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial was dedicated in 2000.
The repaired USS Cole was put back into service in 2002.
Clearly there is deep hidden significance to all of this. The only question is what it all means. What are your thoughts?
Archbishop Aelfheah was killed by Danish raiders in 1012 for refusing to be ransomed after capture.
Emperor Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire gave women the right to inherit Hapsburg possessions in 1713.
England's American colonies were banned from printing their own paper money in 1764.
Captain Cook discovered New South Wales in 1770.
The Battle of Lexington occurred between colonists and imperial forces in 1775.
The Netherlands officially recognized American independence in 1782.
The European states recognized Belgium as an independent kingdom in 1839.
Four Union soldiers and nine civilians were killed in the Baltimore Riots of 1861.
The first Boston Marathon was held in 1897.
The ChiComs declared war on Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist forces in 1927.
FDR removed the US from the gold standard in 1933.
General Franco won the Spanish Civil War in 1938.
Connecticut approved the Bill of Rights in 1939.
The Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto rose up against the Nazis in 1943.
Surveyor 3 landed on the moon in 1967.
The USSR launched the first space station, the Salyut, in 1971.
Sally Ride became the first female astronaut in 1982.
The last known wild California condor was captured and placed in captivity in 1987.
Federal agents burned down the Branch Davidian compound in 1993.
Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial was dedicated in 2000.
The repaired USS Cole was put back into service in 2002.
Clearly there is deep hidden significance to all of this. The only question is what it all means. What are your thoughts?
