An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting.
Armistice
Fact of the Day
Influenza first appeared in England in the 1480s.
Quote of the Day
"The rights of man are made, not for counter-revolutionaries, but only for sans-culottes.
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~ Collot d'Herbois, French revolutionary
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.