Can anyone recall the last time a government bureaucracy declared that it had fulfilled its mission and now should be abolished?
— Michael D. Tanner
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Today is Monday, February 5th, the 36th day of 2024. There are 330 days left in the year. It is Adlai Stevenson Day, National Chocolate Fondue Day, National Primrose Day, and World Nutella Day.
On This Day
In 1869, the largest alluvial gold nugget in history, called the “Welcome Stranger,” was discovered in Australia.
In 1885, King Leopold II of Belgium established the Congo as his personal possession.
In 1901, J. P. Morgan incorporated the United States Steel Corporation.
In 1918, Stephen W. Thompson shot down a German airplane in the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
In 1945, U.S. General Douglas MacArthur returned to Manila.
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