This Day in History

October 12th in History

Columbus reaches India...err...the Caribbean! In other news, the first raincoat goes on sale, Luciano Pavarotti and Carlos the Jackal are born, Robert E. Lee and John Denver die, and it's Mother's Day in Malawi!

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Quote of the Day

Aleister Crowley

"To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile."

Aleister Crowley, occultist born October 12, 1875