The taking of someone's power or property by force.
Usurpation
Fact of the Day
33 years after toilet paper was invented in Green Bay, Wisconsin, it was finally advertised as 'splinter free'.
Quote of the Day
"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.
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~ Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.