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Jetée · 08-09-2007, 03:06 PM

This Day in History...

During the Roman Civil War of 49–45 BC, Julius Caesar's troops on this day in 48 decisively defeated the army of Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalus, causing Pompey to flee to Egypt, where he was subsequently murdered.

The second atomic bomb dropped on Japan by the United States in World War II struck the city of Nagasaki.

to be continued...

08-09-2007, 03:06 PM	#132 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	August 9 This Day in History... During the Roman Civil War of 49–45 BC, Julius Caesar's troops on this day in 48 decisively defeated the army of Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalus, causing Pompey to flee to Egypt, where he was subsequently murdered. The second atomic bomb dropped on Japan by the United States in World War II struck the city of Nagasaki. to be continued... __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi