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New Cop on the Beat May Be a Bot

Your cops in the future may be robots but a lot of trouble in making decisions.

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Today in History #20

1861 - Col Robert E. Lee turns down offer to command Union armies. Later regrets decision.

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Today in History #19

1834 - Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia. Declared that men evolved from Mars, women from Venus. Later changes theory.

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Today in History #18

1676 - Sudbury, Mass attacked by Indians. Most agree that these people were much stronger before they became Native Americans.

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Today in History #17

1552 - Mauritius of Saksen occupies Linz. History doesn't record if they were married or not.

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Today in History #16

Nixon says prospects for peace in Vietnam are better, 1969. Actually, we're at the point that it couldn't have looked any worse.

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Today in History #15

Doolittle leads air raid on Tokyo, 1942. Comes back later and puts end to War. Quite a bit for a man named Doolittle.

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Today in History #14

Luther defiant at Diet of Worms, 1521. Pukes on church steps!

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Today in History #13

Chinese students protest against government, 1989. As of today, over 10,000 Chinese claim that they were the guy standing in front of the tanks.

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Today in History #12

Confederates inflict pain at Battle of Poison Spring, 1864. Like "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere", this would have made a great poem also.

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