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Everything is for sale, everything is bought in our country. And in this trade, holding any slice of public power constitutes a veritable exchange instrument, convertible into illicit acquisition of money or other goods.
— Mobutu Sese Seko
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Today is Thursday, September 14th, the 257th day of 2023. There are 108 days left in the year. It is Eat a Hoagie Day, Support Latino Business Day, Gobstopper Day, Live Creative Day, National Coloring Day, and National Sober Day.
On This Day
In 1752, the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping ahead eleven days.
In 1782, George Washington reviewed the troops of Marshal Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, at Verplanck’s Point, New York.
In 1901, President William McKinley died after being shot on September 6th by Leon Czolgosz.
In 1944, Maastricht became the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces.
In 1960, Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in the Republic of the Congo, suspending parliament and the constitution.
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