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Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Post 8336 Auxiliary - Thu Aug 20, 3:00 PM
Veterans of Foreign Wars Elwood Perkins Post 8336 meeting - Thu Aug 20, 8:00 PM
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Quote of the day

Quote of the Day
  • Friedrich Nietzsche
    Better than man doth woman understand children, but man is more childish than woman.

This Day in History

This Day in History
  • The Peterloo Massacre (1819)
    On August 16, 1819, 60,000 men, women, and children gathered at St. Peter's Field in Manchester, England, to protest unemployment and high food prices. To disperse the gathering, city officials sent in the untrained volunteer cavalry, which attacked the unarmed crowd with sabers. At least 11 people were killed and hundreds more were wounded. The incident, likened to the Battle of Waterloo, sparked widespread indignation. In 2007, a memorial plaque at the site was changed to include what?

Word of the Day

Word of the Day
  • treacly
    Definition: (adjective) Overly sweet. Synonyms: cloying, saccharine, syrupy. Usage: I enjoyed it as a child, but as an adult I found the candy treacly to the point of being inedible.

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