Uprisings against a person or government in power.
Insurrections
Fact of the Day
Roman women would use lead and crocodile dung, among other things, as make-up.
Quote of the Day
"Is life not a hundred times too short - to get bored?
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~ Nietzsche
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.