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It's not letting me send a DM but I would like one
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I hope you're okay!
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I’d love to see it!
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You've got me imagining Stevonnie at like a folk festival or something!
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I can't remember if I've already asked this, but what's Sadie up to?
Also, does Stevonnie ever get up to stuff on their own?
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Art raffle, yaaaay!
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26 January is the birthday of General Douglas MacArthur, which is perhaps the best argument of all for it to cease to be an Australian public holiday. It's also the birthday of Maria von Trapp and Paul Newman. Johann Bach, Edward Jenner and Nelson Rockefeller died today.
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In 1998, President Bill Clinton states on television that he did not 'have sexual relations with that woman [Monica Lewinsky].' He had, and it created a scandal that dogged his last few years as President. In recent years, Lewinsky has gone on to advocate against public shaming and cyberbullying.
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In 1952, following an engagement between British and Egyptian forces at Ismailia in the Suez Canal Zone, an anti-royal and anti-British riot breaks out in Cairo. 26 are killed and 552 are injured. In July, a military coup will overthrow King Farouk, leading to the rule Gamal Abdel Nasser.
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In 1926, John Logie Baird gives his first public demonstration of a remarkable new invention called the television at his Soho lab.
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In 1885, war hero and complete nutter General Charles George Gordon is killed when the forces of the self-declared Madhi, Muhammed Ahmad, capture Khartoum. Gordon had been expressly ordered to leave Khartoum but had refused; his death leads to the fall of William Gladstone's second ministry.
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In 1841, after one of the more morally dubious conflicts in British history (the First Opium War), Commodore Gordon Bremer takes possession of Hong Kong Island for Great Britain. Britain will remain in control until 1997, apart from a brief Japanese occupation from 1941-45.
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In 1808, the New South Wales Corps launched the only successful military coup in Australian history, arresting chronic mutiny-victim William Bligh and declaring martial law. Bligh's big crime was to oppose the corrupt practices of the 'Rum Corps' officers. The government was restored in 1810.
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In 1564 after nearly a decade of deliberation, the Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Catholicism and Protestantism, mainly so they can condemn the latter. These days they'd just get someone to pass an executive order.
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Christmas is the birthday of Isaac Newton, Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Humphrey Bogart, Anwar Sadat, Rod Serling, Jimmy Buffett and Justin Trudeau.
Charlie Chaplin and George Micheal both died.
It's Good Governance Day in India, which sounds like an absolute riot.
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In a double whammy for the Eastern Bloc, 1989 saw the sentencing and summary execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, while 1991 saw the resignation of the final Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. And there was no instability in Eastern Europe ever again.
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In 1968, Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection, which must have been nice for the crew, as being stranded in Lunar orbit would have a terrible Christmas present.
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1941 saw mixed fortunes in the Pacific - Hong Kong surrendered, landing it's British and Canadian garrison in Japanese captivity, which would be a gruelling experience for them. On the other hand, Chester Nimitz arrives to command the US Pacific Fleet; he'll be one of the best commanders of the war.
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In 1914, there's the famous Christmas Truces between Britain, Germany and to a lesser extent France. These weren't universal and they were never repeated, but it's still a remarkable story.
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In 1776, Washington crosses the Delaware and takes a Hessian force at Trenton in New Jersey by surprise. Not a huge battle but a big morale boost for the Continentals. The Hessians were led by Johann Rall, who died in battle. Painting by Don Troiani, who I'd recommend looking up.
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In 1553, Lautaro of the Mapuche defeats the Spaniards at Tupacel and kills the Governor of Chile in a major win for indigenous forces. There are a lot of grim stories about how Pedro de Valdivia died, but they're probably all myths.
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I would legit pay for this.
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When I think more of Steven, I like him more as a richer character. When I think more about Star, I think she should tried for crimes against humanity. In both cases, overthinking is fun.
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It was my pleasure!