A period of climatic conditions that started around 2500BCE and that we're still in today.
Subatlantic
Fact of the Day
When Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa laid siege to the Italian city of Crema, he allegedly let his troops play football with the severed heads of his captives.
Quote of the Day
"The Englishman can tolerate a significantly greater dose of anarchy [than the Prussian].
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~ Highly-decorated WWI and WWII veteran Ernst Jünger
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.