19 October 2018
Today in AD 1512, a Doctorate in Theology was conferred upon Martin Luther. The Little Engine that Could has been chugging along since 1930. 1.47 billion people visit Facebook every day. Germany withdrew its membership from the League of Nations today in 1933. It is a little known fact that bagpipers walk while they play to get away from the noise. The sunflower is the symbol of loyalty. The people spoke; today in 2015 the Grits trounced the Tories in the federal election. German Shepherds first appeared as a breed in 1899. 4.2% of Queensland’s population is Aboriginal. My neighbour speaks Esperanto like a native. The first vending machine dispensed holy water in first-century Roman Egypt. In days of yore, sailors believed that having a black cat on board the ship brought good luck. Saint Agatha is the patron saint of nurses. Fiat began building tractors in 1919 and is second in world producti...