The Form of Apology and Satisfaction of 1604 was a document drawn up by a House of Commons committee protesting against James I's handling of recent political issues. It was never passed by the whole House, and it is not known whether James ever received it.
1604 Apology
Fact of the Day
One in ten fatal accidents in sixteenth-century England involved animals
Quote of the Day
"Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilisers of man.
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~ Benjamin Disraeli
On This Day
1297 Scottish hero William Wallace defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
1649 Cromwell's siege of the Irish town of Drogheda ended with the massacre of about 2,800 soldiers and at least 700 civilians.
1878 268 miners were killed in an explosion at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales.
1929 The state of Georgia executed Homer Simpson.
1978 Medical photographer Janet Parker became the last person in the world to die from smallpox after accidental exposure in a lab.
2001 The world stood still as it witnessed attacks on, and the destruction of, the World Trade Center. The attacks resulted in 2,996 immediate deaths.