@earl-of-trumps saidIt was not. But believe what you like.
Without doubt, the Boston Masacre was a leading cause of revolution.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52779727
WAR HAS BEEN DECLARED
Canada v US:
Loon stabs eagle through heart
...in a contest between the bald eagle, America's national bird, and a common loon, which is featured on Canada's dollar coin, few would bet on the latter to come out the victor.
But sometimes the underdog comes out on top, as was revealed when an eagle was found dead in the water near a dead loon chick in a Maine lake.
125 years ago.
Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with
other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
While there he wrote his last work, The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898),
a long poem commemorating the harsh rhythms of prison life.
On his release, he left for France, never to return to Britain or Ireland.
@hells-caretaker saidTowel Day, and Lilac Day.
1348: The 'Black Death' arrived on English shores.
1871: The House of Commons passed the Bank Holiday Act, creating public holidays on Easter Monday, Whit Monday & Christmas Day.
1951: British diplomats Burgess & Maclean were first reported missing - they defected to Moscow. 🚬
@petewxyz saidDoes anyone care unless you're from that part of the world?
On this day last year Liverpool won the European Cup for the sixth time.
-VR