Bruce's Twisted History
For Mar 29:
Top News of the Day:
In 1806 - Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as
the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway. ~ Before
this, nobody could go anywhere as there were no federal government roads.
In Other News:
In 1638 - Swedish colonists establish the first European settlement in Delaware,
naming it New Sweden. ~ Go to wiki and look up "New Sweden". Scroll down to
"History" and look at the map. The mapmakers were perverts.
In 1857 - Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry
mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted
Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. ~ Yes, a *COMPANY* ruled India.