An unfair or unwelcome demand; or duties on trade, separate from customs duties
Impositions
Fact of the Day
Thirteenth-century chancellor of Oxford, Thomas de Cantilupe, banned students from carrying arms. At one point he had 20 confiscated bows and swords.
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
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.