Or Night of the Broken Glass, was a pogrom against Germany's Jews on 9-10 November 1938.
Kristallnacht
Fact of the Day
Among the many people who bought coats of arms at the beginning of the seventeenth century was the common hangman of London, Gregory Brandon.
Quote of the Day
"If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying.
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~ John Ruskin
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.