April 8, 2010

Today in History... April 7th

I was searching for an interesting historical fact to write a quick blog about, and instead, I found many. Below is a short list of a few things that I believe are worth reading, and worth learning more about. Especially the one about Mussolini’s wife beating him up. I thought that one was pretty good…

1906 – Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples, Italy.

1923 – The first brain tumour operation under local anesthetic is performed in New York City.

1926 – Italian dictator Mussolini has his nose broken… by his wife.

1939 – Italy invades Albania.

2001 – Mars Odyssey is launched.

2003 – U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein’s regime falls two days later.

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