Collusion

Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others

Fact of the Day

The US manufactured so many Purple Hearts for the planned invasion of Japan that there is still a reserve of over 100,000 today.

Quote of the Day

"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure. "

~ Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)

On This Day

41 Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus aka Caligula (Little Boots) was assassinated by the Praetorian Guard he bullied.

76 The future Roman Emperor Hadrian was born in Spain. He was considered one of the 'Five Good Emperors'.

1848 James Marshall discovered gold along the banks of Sutter's Creek, sparking the California Gold Rush.

1943 In Casablanca President Roosevelt and Prime Miniter Winston Churchill concluded that only unconditional surrender by the Nazis would end the war.

1965 Winston Churchill died after suffering a severe stroke nine days earlier. He was 90 years old.

1972 Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was discovered hiding in the jungles of Guam, unaware that World War II had ended.