
Happy Wordless Wednesday

![]() ![]() Banco Central Burglary at FortalezaThe 2005 Banco Central burglary in Fortaleza, Brazil, was one of the largest bank robberies in history. In one weekend, thieves took nearly four tons of uninsured, non-sequential 50-real notes valued at roughly $70 million. The burglars spent three months tunneling to the vault from a rented house two blocks away. Though the police made several arrests in the case, more than $60 million remains missing. Why weren't neighbors suspicious when they saw vanloads of soil being removed from the house? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Cease-Fire Declared in Iran-Iraq War (1988)On September 22, 1980, Iraqi forces invaded Iran, which was still struggling in the aftermath of its revolution. The resulting war—ostensibly a territorial dispute—turned into a bloody stalemate that saw the first widespread use of chemical warfare since World War I. An estimated 1.5 million people were killed in the conflict. After nearly eight years, the United Nations mandated a cease-fire. Both sides held thousands of prisoners of war for years. When were the last prisoners exchanged? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Benjamin Harrison (1833)The grandson of a US president, Harrison practiced law in Indiana before leading a volunteer regiment in the Civil War. He made two unsuccessful bids for the Indiana governorship before gaining a seat in the US Senate. In the 1888 presidential election, he defeated incumbent US President Grover Cleveland, though Cleveland won the popular vote. His association with unpopular tariffs cost him an 1892 re-election and brought Cleveland back. Why did his children refuse to attend his second wedding? More... Discuss |
saltpeter discuss | |
Definition: | (noun) (KNO3) Used especially as a fertilizer and explosive. |
Synonyms: | niter, potassium nitrate |
Usage: | Gunpowder was not invented by any one; it was the lineal successor of the Greek fire, which, like itself, was composed of sulfur and saltpeter. |
![]() ![]() George Eliot (1819-1880) Discuss |
4 comments:
Im sure you all have fun at the mall..;) Happy WW!! mine is here take a peak if you had a chance.. ;)
Food Court? Hope you found some good buys.
Happy WW!
Nice to know if I ever visit there will be a mall close by....:)
Hmmm, I wonder who that pretty lady is in the photo... -Easypz
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