On 24 August 410 Alaric & his Visigoths sacked Rome, not as in "dismissed from employment" but as in burn, rob, pillage, & rape. Then they settled down in Italy to become Italians, except for the ones who became Spaniards or Frenchmen. Basically all of Europe was re-peopled by Germans of one brand or the other, except for a few Celts clinging to the Celtic fringe, and the Basques. That's what makes European rivalries so amusing. It's as if they're saying, "Our Germans are better than your Germans!"
On 24 August 1574 began the St. Bartholomew's day massacre in Paris, then spread to other cities for over a month. From 3,000 to 79,000 Protestant Huguenots were murdered.
On 24 August 1814 British forces captured Washington, DC and set fire to the White House & the Capitol. I wonder how much it would cost to get 'em to come do that again?
Wishful thinking, remember, they don't have any guns. ;)
ReplyDeleteMaybe they could throw fish and chips at Michelle O, she'd probably have a heart attack. :)
Miss Violet
Yes, the citizens have none, but I guess the military still have a few.:) My brother got his masters from LSE and married an English girl. They were in London years ago when they had the march to get their guns back and joined it, but too little too late unfortunately.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Canada could also take Chicago in leu of reparations for the war expenses.
ReplyDeleteSold!:)
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