Fun Stuff

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366 The army of a Germanic tribe, The Alemanni, crossed the frozen Rhine River to invade the Roman Empire. They eventually conquered and settled in what is now Alsace.

1570 Tsar "Ivan the Terrible" of Russia, after the devastating loss of his wife, becomes paranoid and begins his march to execute all the people of Novgorod for treason.

1971 The advertising of cigarettes on television and radio is banned.