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Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1824 Beethoven’s “Ninth Symphony” premieres in Vienna
1847 The American Medical Association is formed in Philadelphia
1915 The German submarine U-20 torpedoes the passenger ship Lusitiania, sinking her in 21 minutes with 1,978 people on board, of which 1,198 drowned
1960 Leonid Brezhnev becomes president of the Soviet Union
1984 Federal District Judge Jack B. Weinstein announces a $180 million out-of-court settlement against seven chemical manufacturers of the defoliant Agent Orange in a class-action suit brought by 15,000 Vietnam veterans
1985 Ticker tape parade on Broadway to honor Vietnam Veterans
1992 The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting mid-term Congressional pay raises, was ratified
And Beethoven was deaf when the symphony premiered. That is amazing.
ReplyDeleteYes, definitely amazing.
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