Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Almanac of Absurdities for Oct 19, 2010
On this day in 202 BC, the battle re-enacted in “Gladiator” actually took place-The battle of Zama, in which Roman Legions under the leadership of Scipio Africanus defeated the invading armies of Hannibal. No one there looks like Russel Crowe. King John of England dies on this day in 1216, succeeded by his 9-year old son Henry III. Birthdays for John Lithgow, Divine, and It's National Hagfish Day.
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