CAROLINA NATURALLY: May 19, 2017

Friday, May 19, 2017

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Today in HIstory

715		St. Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
1535		French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail for North America.
1536		Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII‘s second wife, is beheaded on Tower Green.
1568		Defeated by the Protestants, Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England where Queen Elizabeth imprisons her.
1588		The Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal.
1608		The Protestant states form the Evangelical Union of Lutherans and Calvinists.
1635		Cardinal Richelieu of France intervenes in the great conflict in Europe by declaring war on the Hapsburgs in Spain.
1643		The French army defeats a Spanish army at Rocroi, France.
1780		Near total darkness descends on New England at noon. No explanation is found.
1848		Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ends the Mexican-American War. Under the treaty Mexico agrees to cede California, most of Arizona and New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado, with the Rio Grande River becoming the boundary of Texas. In return the United States agrees to pay Mexico $15 million.
1856		Senator Charles Sumner speaks out against slavery.
1858		A pro-slavery band led by Charles Hamilton executes unarmed Free State men near Marais des Cygnes on the Kansas-Missouri border.
1863		Union General Ulysses S. Grant‘s first attack on Vicksburg is repulsed.
1864		The Union and Confederate armies launch their last attacks against each other at Spotsylvania, Virginia.
1921		Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system.
1935		The National Football League adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936.
1964		U.S. diplomats find at least 40 microphones planted in the American embassy in Moscow.
1967		U.S. planes bomb Hanoi for the first time.

House Listing Attracts Attention Because Of Bizarre Buyer Requirement

Some houses have a strange history that makes them hard to sell- especially if the realtor is honest about the strangeness in their listing.This house in Cayce, South Carolina is being sold for a mere $155k, but it comes with one really odd catch- the buyer can't ask about the person in the attic.
The original Zillow listing was edited because of the unwanted attention it received online, but here's how it originally read:

Please read carefully before scheduling showings. May not qualify for financing. Great "diamond in the rough" investment property or primary home needing separate apartments. Little is known about condition except that property has active roof leaks. Property is being sold "as-is" with no repairs, no clean-up, and no warranties expressed or implied. Upstairs apartment cannot be shown under any circumstances. Buyer assumes responsibility for the month-to-month tenancy in the upstairs apartment. Occupant has never paid, and no security deposit is being held, but there is a lease in place. (Yes, it does not make sense, please don't bother asking.)

UPI dug a bit further and found a different listing that stated "Upstairs apartment is occupied by professional artist", which makes a bit more sense than "please don't bother asking".But who in their right mind is going to buy a house with a creepy tenant lurking in the attic?