This day in history: Did you know...

Sunday, 23 November 2014

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

... that hundreds of people in Salé stole goods salvaged from a capsized French ship, leading to the city's bombardment(representation pictured)?
... that Connie Dion was the winning goalie during the most lopsided shutout in NHL history?
... that the reverse of the 50,000 Colombian peso note features an image of writer Jorge Isaacs' house "El Paraiso"?
... that among Confucius' disciples, Yan Yan was considered the most distinguished in the study of the classics?
... that Vespula austriaca is an obligate parasite wasp with a large stinger and very curved sting shafts?
... that "the child welfare system failed Phoenix Sinclair"?
... that while a hypothetical coup in South Vietnam was being played in the Sigma II-64 war game, a real coup was staged against General Nguyễn Khánh?

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