One of the earliest precisely dated events is two people getting drunk, on 22 October 2137 BCE.
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Quote of the Day
"Sick men are privileged to tell all their stories and grievances.
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~ John Chamberlain, letter writer, 1613
On This Day
1455 The Wars of the Roses began with Richard of York's decisive victory over the Lancastrian forces at the First Battle of St Albans.
1906 Two American brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, were granted a US Patent for their 'Flying Machine'.
1915 227 people were killed in Britain's worst rail disaster at Quintinshill, Gretna Green, in Scotland.
1939 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini signed a military alliance between known as the 'Pact of Steel'.