“On this day in 1931, a severe hailstorm fell on Burlington, New Jersey. People said the hail was the size of golf balls, which caused some slides with rocks the size of grapefruit, which covered an area the size of two football fields and shook the city so hard people said it felt like a train going through their basement.”
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Jan 11
Jan 11
Today in Hystery January 4th
On this day in 1642, King Charles the first, along with 400 soldiers attacked the English parliament. It was an unfair fight. The soldiers used their weapons; bows and arrows, swords and battle axes. The parliamentarians used their weapons; jeers, catcalls, procedural votes and general desk thumping. They were slaughtered.
On this day in [...]