This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,-- This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England. ~~William Shakespeare, Richard III



Wednesday, November 11, 2009

This Day in History...

November 11, 1918 - At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War (World War I) ended. It had lasted for 4 years and 97 days. Germany finally signed an armistice agreement with the Allies when they realized they didn't have enough manpower, supplies, or food to sustain fighting.

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