Friday, July 10, 2009
July 10: Alexander Mackenzie
July 10, 1789: Alexander Mackenzie finds the Mackenzie River. He says, "What a coincidence; my name is Mackenzie too."
Thursday, July 9, 2009
July 9: Treaties of Tilsit
July 9, 1807: Napoleon signs the Second Treaty of Tilist with Prussia. Under the treaty, Prussia must supply the French army with Tilsit cheese.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
July 8: Wang Zhizhi
July 8, 1977: Chinese basketball player Wang Zhizhi is born. Born to tall, basketball-playing parents, Zhizhi eventually reaches seven feet in height, carrying on the family tradition of very large Wangs.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
July 7: Joan of Arc
July 7, 1456: Joan of Arc is acquitted of heresy in a retrial. It comes a little late, since she was executed in 1431.
Monday, July 6, 2009
July 6: Writer's block
July 6, 2009: kuri suffers from writer's block. In desperation, he writes a post about himself.
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