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• On February 19, 1891, the Other Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the bitter war between Seychelles and the Faroe Islands. The war, which raged for nearly a decade, had been sparked when the Seychellois* regent boasted in the Times of London, “We are the finest nation of tiny islands anywhere on this [...]

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-On January 22, 1980, Houston Rockets star Moses Malone began his controversial “cashews and root beer” diet. It lasted 6 days, ending when teammates found him shivering on the locker room floor. “They want my feet,” said a delirious Malone, before clutching Rick Barry’s equipment bag and passing out.
-On January 24, 1946, at [...]

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• On January 1, 1813, Colonel Thaddeus McKitrick led the War of 1812’s famed ‘New Year’s Day Charge.’ McKitrick had been ordered by Winfield Scott to advance upon British troops camped on a ridge southwest of Ottawa, and sought the element of surprise by marching around to the ridge’s far side. Winter conditions made for [...]

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