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Today in History – April 30

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311 AD – The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire ends.

In 303, the Emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding the legal rights of Christians and demanding that they comply with traditional Roman religious practices. Later edicts targeted the clergy and demanded universal sacrifice, ordering all inhabitants to sacrifice to the gods.

Wait for it…

1789 – On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States. See? See??!! That’s where the country went wrong! The first president was sworn in on WALL STREET!!!! {/moonbat}

1803 – Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation. Today $15 million is barely enough to buy the votes in New Orleans to keep our dimmocrat senatress in office.

1812 – The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.

1863 – Mexican forces attacked the French Foreign Legion in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico. The Legionaires take a butt-kicking in a brave and public fashion and the day is still celebrated by the Foreign Legion. This would be roughly equivalent to the Seventh Cavalry celebrating Little Big Horn Day.

1900 – Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughn, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express.

1938 – The animated cartoon short Porky’s Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit, who would evolve into Bugs Bunny, my favorite of all animated characters.

1945 – World War II: Fuehrerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.

1975 – Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Duong Van Minh. With the demise of the evil south Vietnamese government, Vietnam can get on with “Giving Peace a Chance”, refugees of which have provided a new ethnic enrichment to America. Thousands who couldn’t get out died in ‘re-education’ camps. Other thousands died by drowning as they tried to escape in overloaded boats.

1993 – The World Wide Web is born at CERN. Al Gore curiously absent.

3 thoughts on “Today in History – April 30”

  1. Wonder if the BLM will be sending its storm troopers to the length and breadth of the Louisiana Purchase to demand tribute from all of us, like they do on all the land acquired through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (i.e., the entire southwest U.S.).

  2. Re: Jett Black and the BLM
    I was taught that the feds have no authority over Texas land because Texas entered the union by treaty and that treaty says Texas land issues are excluded from federal jurisdiction.

  3. You sound like you still believe this country is under Rule of Law, antares. How long have you suffered delusions such as this?

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