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Babel & Babelfish
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- 1826 – In York, Upper Canada, members of the Family Compact destroyed William Lyon Mackenzie's printing press in the Types Riot after Mackenzie accused them of corruption.
- 1862 – American Civil War: The Confederate Army won a resounding victory at the Battle of Cross Keys, one of the two decisive battles in Jackson's Valley campaign.
- 1929 – Margaret Bondfield (pictured) became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of Labour by Ramsay MacDonald.
- 1941 – World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant.
- 1953 – An F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger tornado outbreak sequence.
- William of York (d. 1154)
- Cora Agnes Benneson (d. 1919)
- Lauren Burns (b. 1974)
- Omar Bongo (d. 2009)
Did you know?
- ... that the Circle Tower (pictured), an Art Deco building in Indianapolis, features ziggurat-like upper floors?
- ... that Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger, a biologist who catalogued the flora and fauna of Java, also served as the Dutch minister of the colonies?
- ... that researchers submitting to the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy intentionally introduced security bugs into Linux?
- ... that the Tang-dynasty politician Fang Yi'ai was put to death and his wife Princess Gaoyang was forced to commit suicide after their failed rebellion against Emperor Gaozong?
- ... that El Califa de León is the first Mexican taqueria to be awarded a Michelin star?
- ... that first-team All-American soccer player Jordynn Dudley holds her high school's basketball scoring record?
- ... that the Larmanjat guided rail system was successfully demonstrated in England but failed completely when used commercially in Lisbon?
- ... that during a comedy routine Reuben Solo drew a graph plotting the audience's reaction to his routine?
- ... that in 2016, the removal of a few lines of code briefly "broke the Internet"?