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Monthly Archives: February 2019
February 28, 1646
On February 28, 1646, Roger Scott, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was tried and found guilty of sleeping in church. After a long day at work in the field on Saturday, and in 1646 they were all long days at work in … Continue reading
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Tagged Massachusetts, puritans, Puritans suck, religion, Roger Scott, weird laws, whipping
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February 27, 1939
On February 27, 1939, in Essex, England, the Borley Rectory, the infamously most haunted house in England, burnt to the ground. The Borley Rectory was a Victorian house that gained its notoriety after being described as such by the psychic … Continue reading
February 26, 1616
On February 26, 1616 CE, esteemed Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, Galileo Galilei was delivered an injunction from the Roman Inquisition that demanded that he abandoned his belief in heliocentrism. Heliocentrism is the scientific theory that the Earth and other … Continue reading
February 24, 1807
On February 24, 1807, in London, England, approximately 40 thousand people gathered at Newgate Prison to watch the hanging of John Holloway, Owen Heggerty and Elizabeth Godfrey. Holloway and Heggerty had been convicted for the murder of lavender-water shop owner … Continue reading
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Tagged England, London, Newgate Prison, public hangings, rubberbeckers, stupid deaths
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February 23, 1886
On February 23, 1886, scientist and inventor Charles Martin Hall, along with his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall, produced the first samples of man-made aluminum. Aluminum is the most abundant metal found throughout the world, but it wasn’t until that … Continue reading
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Tagged aluminium, aluminum, aluminum vs aluminium, americans, Brits, Charles Martin Hall, discoveries, John Wayne, Julia Brainerd Hall, posh, scientists
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February 22, 1819
On February 22, 1819, Spain ceded Florida to the United States via the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. No money was exchanged but the western boundaries of the United States and the Spanish Territories in the Americas were negotiated. This treaty … Continue reading
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Tagged Adams-Onis Treaty, Alabama, Florida, Gainesville, Georgia, global warming, Jacksonville, jai alai, Spain, treaties, United States
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February 21, 1857
On February 21, 1857, the US Congress outlawed foreign currency as legal tender in the United States. Up until that time, foreign coin (especially the Spanish dollar) was allowed as legal tender throughout America, with the metal value of the … Continue reading
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Tagged American law, Area 51, Baxley, Brownsville, Canada, coins, currency, Georgia, gold, Mexico, New Mexico, New York, Niagara Falls, Rite Aid, Roswell, Ruvian xentic, silver, US mint
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February 20, 1839
On February 20, 1839, the US Congress officially banned dueling within the District of Columbia. If the esteemed Representatives and Senators from the 26 states of the United States had a disagreement that could not be settled amicably or within … Continue reading
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Tagged ban, devilled eggs, District of Columbia, dueling, onions, Representatives, Senators
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February 19, 1700
February 19, 1700, was the last day of usage in Denmark of the Julian Calendar, as it was adapting to the cool, new Gregorian calendar that all the rich kid nations, like England, Spain and France were using. Why did … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged 3.14159, Denmark, England, france, Gregorian, Julian, New Math, Pi, Spain, the calendar
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