1535 – Following the Affair of the Placards, French Protestants are burned at the stake in front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. It’s not healthy to go against the state religion. Back then, that was Catholicism. Today, it’s socialism and global warming.

1774 – Abdul Hamid I became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam. This was the same timeframe as American colonists were discussing separation of church and state.

1793 – After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France was executed by the guillotine. The French Revolution is the textbook example of what you get when “enlightened” moonbats do a revolution.

1924 – Vladimir Lenin becomes a good communist dies; a lengthy power struggle emerges between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin begins, culminating to the latter’s consolidation of power c. 1928 and Trotsky being assassinated in Mexico.

1941 – First commercial extraction of magnesium from seawater at Freeport, TX. This becomes a big deal because magnesium is a major component in aircraft.

1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched in Groton, Connecticut.

1968 – Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins. Losses: Us – : 572 killed in action, 1,600 wounded, 7 missing. VC/NVA: estimated between 10,000 and 15,000. The network news showed the same crashed C-130 on the Khe Sanh airstrip for weeks in a display of unbiased reporting…

1977 – President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada. Can you say “simpering SOB?” I knew you could…

1999 – War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500 lb) of cocaine on board, equivalent to two day’s worth of Biden’s “Open Borders” policy.

2017 – Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women’s march, on Donald Trump’s first full day as President of the United States. Overtaken with shame, he immediately resigns, telling the nation that Hillary Clinton is indeed the Kwisach Haderach.