Friday, January 2, 2009
January 2: Brigham Young
January 2, 1872: Mormon leader Brigham Young is arrested on bigamy charges for having 25 wives. He gets off on the technicality that having 25 wives is pentavigintigamy rather than bigamy.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
January 1: The Prophet Muhammad
January 1, 630: The Prophet Muhammad sets out on the conquest of Mecca. This Day in History Blog won't make any jokes about this, because it doesn't want to get killed.
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