A fight to the death; enter the humble ice-cream cone; Luthuli’s damning assessment of Pixley Ka Seme; Rand Daily Mail closes its door; and a 43-year-old spider dies prematurely1349 The Jewish community at Radolszell, Germany, is exterminated because they were thought responsible for the Black Death. Such massacres were accompanied by looting.1789 George Washington becomes the first president of the US.1803 The US buys the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.1859 Charles Dickens’ celebrated novel, A Tale Of Two Cities is first…
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