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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
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Today in History
| 1066 | Westminster Abbey, the most famous church in England, opens its doors. | |
| 1574 | On the orders of the Holy Office of the Inquisition, two Englishmen and an Irishman are burnt for heresy. | |
| 1610 | Thomas West is appointed governor of Virginia. | |
| 1704 | Indians attack Deerfield, Mass. killing 40 and kidnapping 100. | |
| 1847 | Colonel Alexander Doniphan and his ragtag Missouri Mounted Volunteers ride to victory at the Battle of Sacramento, during the Mexican War. | |
| 1861 | The territory of Colorado is established. | |
| 1900 | After a 119-day siege by the Boers, the surrounded British troops in Ladysmith, South Africa, are relieved. | |
| 1863 | Four Union gunboats destroy the CSS Nashville near Fort McAllister, Georgia. | |
| 1916 | Haiti becomes the first U.S. protectorate. | |
| 1924 | U.S. troops are sent to Honduras to protect American interests during an election conflict. | |
| 1936 | The Japanese Army restores order in Tokyo and arrests officers involved in a coup. | |
| 1945 | U.S. tanks break the natural defense line west of the Rhine and cross the Erft River. | |
| 1946 | The U.S. Army declares that it will use V-2 rocket to test radar as an atomic rocket defense system. | |
| 1953 | Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia sign a 5-year defense pact in Ankara. | |
| 1967 | In Mississippi, 19 are indicted in the slayings of three civil rights workers. | |
| 1969 | A Los Angeles court refuses Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan’s request to be executed. | |
| 1971 | The male electorate in Lichtenstein refuses to give voting rights to women. | |
| 1994 | U.S. warplanes shoot down four Serb aircraft over Bosnia in the first NATO use of force in the troubled area. |
Stories of Passports From Countries That No Longer Exist
But—with no disrespect meant to Captain Smolensk—that’s not even the best thing about this passport. That honor goes to a purple stamp on page 17, which reads “Haifa”— Israel’s main port. “British Palestine turned into Israel in 1948,” explains Topol. “To find nowadays a British Palestine passport with a stamp of Israel is pretty rare.” For practical reasons, Captain Smolensk was likely allowed to keep his British Palestinian passport for a year or so after the switch, allowing for this strange convergence.Read more stories of passports from defunct countries, including one with a picture of a dog, at Atlas Obscura.
How To Turn A Metal Can Lid Into An Emergency Whistle
Anyhoo, this fun video by Specific Love Creations shows you how to turn a lid from a metal can into a survival whistle, so you won't lose your friends while you're out getting lost in the woods.
Or just make one at home and drive your pets crazy!
Renowned French historian detained for 10 hours by US customs officials
A French historian was detained for 10 hours
by US customs officials this week while on his way to an academic
conference in Texas. Henry Rousso, 62, a specialist in the history of
World War II has taught at the Sorbonne in Paris and Columbia University
in New York.
Dumbass Trump’s Deportation War Will Cost the Economy Trillions of Dollars
Undocumented workers contribute 3 percent of GDP, or nearly $5
trillion in economic growth” that will vanish with Dumbass Trump’s “military
action” against Mexican workers.…
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