Events in History for Thursday 21st January 2016

Today’s Significant Events

1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz’s mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
1793 – Louis XVI of France is executed by the guillotine in Paris, following his conviction for high treason.
1968 – Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
2008 – Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 9/11, and Asian stocks drop as much as 15%
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Events in History for Thursday 17th December 2015

Today’s Significant Events
1398 – Timur (Tamerlane) captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud’s armies which include elephants
1526 – Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero – forms Inquisition
1538 – Pope Paul III excommunicates England’s King Henry VIII
1788 – Russian army of Grigory Potemkin occupies Ocharov
1986 – Mrs Davina Thompson makes medical history by having the 1st heart, lung & liver transplant (Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England)
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New Headset Link?

http://astore.amazon.com/jusforkit-20/detail/B005VAORH6 is now a link so I don’t lose it, I’ve shared it here in the blog too. I have an old style 3.5 MM plug headset that’s not working well enough, and someone suggested I try this one (in the amazon store now) So, Happy Thursday and have a great weekend too.