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🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning — it’s Wednesday, January 21. Today we're talking about the first American novel, Angel Island's opening, Lenin's death, Black Monday, Women's March, and much more — all packed into a fast-paced, insightful adventure!
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🚀 Time Machine
-1525
The Swiss Brethren were born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, and George Blaurock were baptized in Manz's mother's home in Zurich, breaking a 1,000-year tradition of church-state union.
-1789
First American novel, "The Power of Sympathy" by William Hill Brown, published by Isaiah Thomas.
-1793
Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine for "high treason" by the National Convention during the French Revolution.
-1910
Angel Island in California's San Francisco Bay opens as America's major entry point for Asian immigrants.
-1924
Vladimir Lenin, the architect of the October Revolution, dies of a brain hemorrhage at 54.
-1952
India's first general election was won by Jawaharlal Nehru's Congress Party.
-1968
The Battle of Khe Sanh began at the Khe Sanh Combat Base, one of the most publicized and controversial battles of the Vietnam War.
-1977
President Jimmy Carter pardoned hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War.
-2008
Global stock markets suffered their worst result since 9/11 on Black Monday, with European stocks dropping 15% and Asian stocks even more.
-2017
On Donald Trump's first day as president, hundreds of thousands protested in Washington at the Women's March against threats to reproductive, civil, and human rights.
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📸 Snapshot
It's a family photo during the Spanish flu, even the cat has a mask, 1918
🗨️ Last Words
“Stop, go out of the room; I am about to die.”