“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.”
~ Frédéric Bastiat (wiki)
Tax day quotes, cartoons, links, Dave Barry, and the 1967 cartoon version of The Beatles "Taxman".
A Brief History of the Beer Can.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 - quotes, a brief synopsis of events, and a televised eyewitness report from 1956. Also, For Sale: The Telegram That Announced Abraham Lincoln’s Death.
News you can use: How to Dismantle a Nuclear Missile.
For Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday, check out his handwritten resume from 1482.
The Titanic sunk on April 14, 1912 - here's an eyewitness account. Related: Titanic Food Menus For 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class Passengers.
ICYMI, most recent links are here, and include the science of dog farts, the Florida town where people cut off their appendages for insurance money, photos of Italy in the mid-1800s, and that Time the US military made flying saucers.
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