November 16th

Jack Sheppard, a highwayman who had escaped execution on four separate occasions, was finally hanged today in 1724

That one kinda "tickled" me, so I thought I'd post it anyway!


On to today...........

In 1944 a quacking duck alerted the city of Freiburg, Germany, to an air-raid. A statue was later built in it's honour!!


In 1964 General Nasser became Egypt's head of state as the high-living King Farouk departed rapidly into exile


The first international cycle road race - 83 miles from Paris to Rouen - was won in 1869, by Britain's James Moore


Louis XVIII of France, born in 1755, came to power after the fall of Napoleon, and was so overwrought he initiated the custom of leaving one's bottom waistcoat button undone

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind