Short for Sicherheltsdienst, or Security Service, was the intelligence-gathering wing of the SS in Nazi Germany.
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Fact of the Day
Cecil Rhodes was so rich he bought a mountain for his garden.
Quote of the Day
"One has not great hopes for Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound.
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~ Jane Austen (Emma)
On This Day
1586 American colonists arrived in Plymouth with large quantities of tobacco. Smoking caught on quickly, though it was also used in tea.
1694 The Bank of England was founded by an act of parliament as a way to finance government debt by private subscription.
1943 The concentrated Allied bombing of Hamburg led to a three hour firestorm that killed approx 30,000 civilians.