Almanac of Absurdities for September 16, 2010

“Operation Countenence” came to its conclusion on this day in 1941. Soviet and British Forces, working together, quietly overthrow the government of Persia in order to keep its vast oil reserves from falling into the hands of the Nazis. In the process, they tossed out the Monarch and replace him with his pliable 22-year-old son…later known as the Shah of Iran. Birthdays for Henry V of England and Allan Funt.