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Today in History

1099		The Invaders launch their final assault on Jerusalem.
1534		Ottoman armies capture Tabriz in northwestern Persia.
1558		Led by the count of Egmont, the Spanish army defeats the French at Gravelines, France.
1585		A group of 108 English colonists, led by Sir Richard Grenville, reaches Roanoke Island, North Carolina.
1643		In England, the Roundheads, led by Sir William Waller, are defeated by Royalist troops under Lord Wilmot in the Battle of Roundway Down.
1754		George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to the French, leaving them in control of the Ohio Valley.
1787		Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, enacts the Northwest Ordinance, establishing rules for governing the Northwest Territory, for admitting new states to the Union and limiting the expansion of slavery.
1798		English poet William Wordsworth visits the ruins of Tintern Abbey.
1832		Henry Schoolcraft discovers the source of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.
1862		Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest defeats a Union army at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
1863		Opponents of the draft begin three days of rioting in New York City.
1866		The Great Eastern begins a two week voyage to complete a 12-year effort to lay telegraph cable across the Atlantic between Britain and the United States.
1878		The Congress of Berlin divides the Balkans among European powers.
1939		Frank Sinatra records his first song, “From the Bottom of my Heart,” with the Harry James Band.
1941		Britain and the Soviet Union sign a mutual aid pact, providing the means for Britain to send war materiel to the Soviet Union.
1954		In Geneva, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, the People’s Republic of China and France reach an accord on Indochina, dividing Vietnam into two countries, North and South, along the 17th parallel.
1971		The Army of Morocco executes 10 leaders accused of leading a revolt.

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The Vastly Different Bodies of Champion Athletes

All 5 women pictured here are world-class athletes that have spent years honing their bodies into perfection. On the left is Kim Chizevsky, a bodybuilder. In the center is Cheryl Haworth, a weightlifter. On her left is Olga Karminsky, a rhythmic gymnast. They all look different, but they all compete at the top level.
Howard Schatz photographed them and many others for his book Athlete. You can see more sample pages at My Modern Met. They make you re-think what it means to have a healthy body.

America Is Looking Increasingly Frazzled on the World Stage

America Is Looking Increasingly Frazzled on the World Stage

CEOs At Corporate Powerhouses Got Paid 276 Times The Typical American Worker’s Salary Last Year

Forget the morality of it. The runaway disparity between corporate CEO pay and worker earnings threatens American democracy.

North Carolina Bans Public Access to Police Dash Cams

North Carolina Bans Public Access to Police Dash Cams

Middle Class Is Being Crushed Into a Precarious Way of Life

How the Middle Class Is Being Crushed Into a Precarious Way of Life

Controversy over busty mermaid sand sculpture

A busty mermaid sculpted from sand and placed outside a popular restaurant in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is raising eyebrows and triggering complaints.

The town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and the local Chamber of Commerce say they fielded complaints from locals about the exaggerated proportions of the mermaid's chest.
Yarmouth's police department took down photos of the sculpture from its Facebook page after residents said they found the work of art offensive.

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The mermaid clad in a clamshell bikini is one of 41 sand sculptures placed around town as part of the annual Yarmouth Summer Celebration. Salty's restaurant owner Raymond Roy says he's surprised at the fuss. "It's crazy that this has stirred up so much controversy," Roy said. "It's covered, it's not nudity and it shouldn't be censored."

6 Fox Shrieking Heads Who Are Deplorably Smearing Their Former Colleague Gretchen Carlson

6 Fox Shrieking Heads Who Are Deplorably Smearing Their Former Colleague Gretchen Carlson 

Co-founder of Minuteman vigilante cabal gets 19-year prison sentence for child molestation

Co-founder of Minuteman vigilante cabal gets 19-year prison sentence for child molestation

Sexism Is Literally Ruining Women's Sex Lives

Sexism Is Literally Ruining Women's Sex Lives

The Anti-Choice 'Movement' Is Hijacking Black Lives Matter To Push Its Own Agenda

The latest development is part of a long history of twisting racial justice movements.

Why clouds have shifted positions over 30 years

Why clouds have shifted positions over 30 years — and how that’s bad news

What makes matters worse, is that this distribution of clouds is actually making global warming even serious.

Another Disastrous Side Effect of Monsanto's Notorious Roundup Pesticide Discovered

Another Disastrous Side Effect of Monsanto's Notorious Roundup Pesticide Discovered

Spa offers 'exorcism' for dogs to rid them of bad spirits in their unlucky years

A Japanese dog spa has taken pet pampering to a whole new level by offering "exorcisms" for their furry guests.

The D+Kirishima spa not only offers the latest in formal kaiseki doggy-owner dinners and spa baths together, but also a package called the "Pet Dog Exorcism Plan."
A senior Shinto priest will come to the spa to conduct a ceremonial blessing to rid your pup of bad spirits and pray for its future health. The ceremony is especially suggested for dogs in their "unlucky health years."
"Seven-year-old, 10-year-old, and 13-year-old dogs need to be careful of their health, as it's easier in those years for them to gets diseases of aging," according to the spa. "The exorcism for your dog is celebrated along with its owner at the Shingariyu shrine within the hotel." It only takes 30 minutes. And it costs £250 ($330), room and pet-owner's dinner included.

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Beachgoers surprised by strolling crocodile

A large crocodile visited Palancar Beach in Cozumel, Mexico, beach recently.

It casually wandering between sunbathing chairs before entering the sea.

A man shouted at the beachgoers to get out of the water and clear a path.

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The crocodile, approximately 10ft-long, then walked straight down the beach and into the water.

Jellyfish Becomes A Floating Safehouse For Tiny Fish

This amazing encounter shows baby fish hiding under the bell of a jellyfish and using its stinging threads as protection from circling predators. This 'floating safe house' will provide them with protection and food until they're big enough to venture out on their own.

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