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Some believed the most ridiculous things without a shred of evidence, but wouldn’t believe a truth even when it stuck its fingers in their eyes.
— Dean Koontz
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Today is Monday, December 5th, the 339th day of 2022. It is Bathtub Party Day, Day of the Ninja, National Blue Jeans Day, National Repeal Day, National Communicate with Your Kids Day, and World Soil Day.
On This Day
In 1775, at Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox began his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In 1831, former President John Quincy Adams took his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 1848, President James K. Polk sent a message to Congress, confirming that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.
In 1933, the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment’s imposition of Prohibition, was ratified.
In 1941, the United Kingdom declared war on Finland, Hungary, and Romania.
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