I am a history buff.  Always have been.  I am also one of those people who is fascinated by dates and what happened on certain days.  For example, I am writing this on Friday, March 18, 2016.  On this date in history in the year A.D. 37 the Roman Senate proclaimed Caligula as Emperor.  (Something they would come to regret!)  In 978 King Edward of England was murdered, joining thousands of other Christian martyrs in the roll call of faith.  In 1852 the Wells Fargo Company was founded.  In 1922 Mohandas Gandhi was sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience.  In 1961 the Pillsbury Dough Boy made his debut.

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