A theory of system of government and social organisation where property is owned collectively and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.
Communism
Fact of the Day
Had you stolen an item over 14d in Halifax in 1600, you would be sentenced to die by gibbet
Quote of the Day
"I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.
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~ Margaret Thatcher
On This Day
39 Roman Emperor Titus, son of Vespasian, was born.
1460 Richard, Duke of York is killed at the Battle of Wakefield.
1887 A petition, signed by 1 million women in Britain, was sent to Queen Victoria. It called for pubs to be closed on Sundays.
1922 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was established.
1999 Former Beatle George Harrison survived an assassination attempt at his Friar Park Estate.