Today in History, as told by the WikiNazis

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). There are 229 days remaining.

• 1770 - 14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.
• 1836 - Edgar Allan Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia.
• 1868 - President Andrew Johnson is acquitted during his impeachment trial, by one vote in the United States Senate.
• 1918 - The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government a jailable offense.
• 1965 - Campbell Soup Company introduces SpaghettiOs under its Franco-American brand.
• 1988 - A report by American Surgeon General C. Everett Koop states that the addictive properties of nicotine are similar to those of heroin and cocaine.

It don't happen often, but on occasion, Palmer displays his genius.

I am Malach, and I like to practice sedition whilst eating Spaghetti-O's and a big hearty FU to Wikipedia.