The punishment for serving bad beer in ancient Babylon was drowning.
Fact of the Day
Quote of the Day
"I have offended God and mankind in not having laboured at my art as I ought to have done
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~ Leonardo da Vinci, speaking during his final illness to Francis I
On This Day
1469 Political scientist and historian Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was born in Florence. His book The Prince gave rise to the term 'Machiavellian'.
1916 Irish rebels Tom Clarke, Patrick Pearse and Thomas MacDonagh were executed by firing squad for their role in the Easter Rising.
1926 At a minute to midnight Britain's first General Strike, in support of the miners pay dispute, began.
1956 Granada TV first broadcast from Manchester.