Wednesday, December 17, 2025


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Misc. History


1865 - Slavery was abolished in the United States with the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution being ratified.

1936 - Su-Lin, the first giant panda to come to the U.S. from China, arrived in San Francisco, CA. The bear was sold to the Brookfield Zoo for $8,750.

1956 - Japan was admitted to the United Nations.


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The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes



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