EVENTS
1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland somewhere north of the Firth of Forth.
1775 – Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."[
1794 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".
1866 – The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
1929 – The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
1940 – The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
1964 – Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
1995 – The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
I love, love, love this - I know so many of these things will make me think and hopefully do a better job.
This will help me immensely if I can ever get myself together to attempt writing. I have ideas and then I get too busy to try and form the story. But this is a great resource.
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Rated Best In Show again.
We sadly must ban Anna because she won't share any baby dragons.
Ban for snitching on Ghostreader
Are we more than perfect?
Ban because she "MURDERS on the dance floor".