#OnThisDayInHistory, scholars at the University of Paris declare that the Black Death was created from “a triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the 40th degree of Aquarius" on this day in 1345. This is how crystals get dark, man.
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#OnThisDayInHistory, First Lady Nancy Reagan appears on the TV show "Diff'rent Strokes" to tell kids to say No to drugs in 1983. And America's drug problem is solved forever.
#OnThisDayInHistory, two thieves disguised as police make off with 13 works of art valued at more than $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. It's the largest art heist in history, and the art has never been returned. But that wall looks nice framed like that.
earthlingCuba’s power struggle: Blackouts plague Havana as fuel crisis deepens
Cuba's national electric grid collapsed on Monday, leaving around 10 million people without power amid a U.S.-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island's already obsolete generation system.
#OnThisDayInHistory, Vanguard 1, a cantaloupe-sized satellite, is launched into space in 1958. It is the oldest man-made satellite floating around up there.
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“Delta had previously declined to confirm its involvement in transferring father and son to the detention center, even as it was eager to promote viral videos of their return flight, also on Delta, following their release nearly two weeks later.”
CopterDoctorI want that fuckers name removed from the Kennedy Center! I want the old East Wing of the White House returned to its original design. I want the Grim Reaper to take him away.
#OnThisDayInHistory, the first black-owned and -run newspaper, "Freedom’s Journal," prints its first issue in New York in 1827. The circulation eventually reaches Canada, Haiti, and the UK. #ItsAboutDamnTime
#OnThisDayInHistory, the Cincinnati Red Stockings become the first professional baseball team in 1869. Wait, you guys get paid to do this?
