Highwayman Benjamin Child used his ill-gotten gains to discharge all the debtors in Salisbury jail. He was hanged in 1722.
Quote of the Day
"There will be opened a gateway and a road to a large and excellent science ... into which minds more piercing than mine shall penetrate to recesses still deeper.
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~ Galileo
On This Day
1471The Lancastrian forces suffered a decisive defeat against the Yorkists under Edward IV at the Battle of Tewkesbury.
1926The first full day of the nine-day General Strike began in an attempt to support British miners.