Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.
— Thomas Jefferson
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Today is Tuesday, February 13th, the 44th day of 2024. There are 322 days left in the year. It is National Tortellini Day, National Break Up With Your Carrier Day, National Cheddar Day, National Crab Rangoon Day, International Condom Day, and World Radio Day.
On This Day
In 1542, Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII, was executed for adultery.
In 1689, William and Mary were proclaimed co-rulers of England.
In 1880, Thomas Edison observed Thermionic emission, the liberation of electrons from an electrode by virtue of its temperature.
In 1920, the Negro National League was formed.
In 1935, a jury in Flemington, New Jersey found Bruno Hauptmann guilty of the kidnapping and murder of the infant son of Charles Lindbergh.
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