Of, or relating to the Jacobin Club: a political group during the French Revolution, which became identified with extreme egalitarianism and violence and which led the Revolutionary government from mid-1793 until mid-1794.
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Fact of the Day
One of the earliest precisely dated events is two people getting drunk, on 22 October 2137 BCE.
Quote of the Day
"I let down my friends, I let down my country. I let down our system of government,
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~ Richard Nixon
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.