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That Was No Lady Whose Pooch Poached The Prize At Cincinnati’s First Dog Show

The oddly specific award, presented at Cincinnati’s first major dog show, was buried in a long list of prizes bestowed upon the finest canines in the Queen City:

“The finest and handsomest dog of any kind, and owned and entered by a lady, a gold-mounted collar; awarded Miss Jeanne Bassett; spaniel John Wilson.”

Therein lies a tale (or tail).

It was 1877. New York attracted a great deal of national attention with the inaugural Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Boston announced it would soon stage a similar event. In Cincinnati, George M. Arnold, an actor, and Robert Miles, proprietor of the Grand Opera House on Vine Street, decided that New York had nothing on our fair city and announced a major dog show to take place on Mount Adams in late June.

Arnold and Miles procured a large vacant lot next-door to the Highland House at the top of the Mount Adams Incline. Many years before, the property held a fireworks factory and in the future the Rookwood Pottery would locate there. On this plot, Miles erected an immense circus tent, 150 feet in diameter, sheltering 250 kennels.

Dogs were packed in everywhere. They came in all sizes, from a “Siberian Bloodhound” (a type of mastiff) weighing 192 pounds, to Toodles, a “black and tan,” who tipped the scales at just over 24 ounces. Cincinnatians kept different breeds back then. Newfoundlands were popular, as were spaniels, poodles, Irish setters and pointers. Other breeds seem exotic today, such as coach dogs, fox dogs (believed to be fox-dog hybrids – an impossibility), Greenham dogs and Russian shepherds.

The show got off to a wet start. Although Thursday, June 21, started out fine, a storm “of no ordinary importance” blew through and soaked the pavilion, scattering the crowd and soaking the grounds. After retying the tent ropes and hauling in a couple of truckloads of straw, the show went on, attracting so many customers at a quarter apiece that an extra day was tacked on to accommodate demand.

Other cities took envious notice. The Indianapolis Journal opined that Cincinnati staged the canine exposition to direct attention away from accusations by the Temperance newspapers that local brewers were selling adulterated suds. The St. Louis Times observed that Cincinnati was on a roll, with the dog show opening simultaneously with the display of a live beluga whale at Mount Auburn’s Lookout House, a revived professional baseball team and the ribbon cutting for the new Cincinnati-Southern Railroad.

At the conclusion of the show, the newspapers printed lengthy lists of prize winners and a couple of controversies. Dognapers stole some of the prize dogs from their be-ribboned kennels and a few pooches escaped. A lawsuit or two alleged that judges had illegally awarded prizes to undeserving mutts and the owners of a few honored dogs claimed they never received their prizes. Still, the show was declared a roaring success, a feather in Cincinnati’s cap, until, that is, the Cincinnati Gazette [26 June 1877] spilled the beans:

“At the dog show held last week, the prize for the ‘handsomest and finest dog of any kind, owned and entered by a lady,’ a gold-mounted collar, was awarded to the keeper of a house of ill-fame. The dog was named after a circus-rider who, a few days ago, shot a man with the intention of killing him.”

All of this was true. The lady in question was Jeanne Bassett, who maintained a brothel at 130 Longworth Street, the very heart of Cincinnati’s red-light district. Miss Bassett was no stranger to the newspapers. In fact, her recent feud with a neighboring madam, Kate Riley, had gotten so out-of-control that the police “pulled” both houses and fined the landladies and inmates for disturbing the peace.

Madam Bassett’s award-winning spaniel was named John Wilson and may have been a gift from the gentleman with that name. Mr. Wilson was, as the Gazette intimated, a sometime equestrian for the John Robinson Circus, based in Cincinnati. As his namesake dog was wowing the judges on Mount Adams, Wilson himself was incarcerated, unable to raise bail after shooting a security guard at Wood’s Theater. As is often the case with hot-headed gunplay, alcohol was involved. In the middle of a pub crawl, Wilson and a friend, gambler Bob Cathcart, popped into Wood’s Theater at the southeast corner of Sixth and Vine. There, private policeman Charles Thompson told Cathcart to ditch his cigar. Wilson took offense and shot Thompson as they argued. Wilson fled but sent a messenger to Miss Bassett’s house. The young courier was intercepted by the police and led officers to Wilson’s hideout. Miss Bassett apparently raised money to guarantee Wilson’s bond.

All of this was still fresh in the public’s mind as the dog show was organized. It would be beyond belief that Bob Miles, the theater impresario, and George Arnold, the actor, were unfamiliar with Jeanne Bassett and her Longworth Street house. They surely would have heard about the shooting at Wood’s Theater. How they allowed Miss Bassett to register her spaniel, much less take top honors, is a bit of a mystery.

The scandal of Miss Bassett’s success, however, cast a pall over the entire enterprise and it was some years before anyone dared to stage another dog show in Cincinnati.

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nigaryusufzai · 2 years

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The internet has no shortage of viral photoshopped images and public figures living double lives. From living Barbie Doll Valeria Lukyanova, Tumblr Thinspo Queen Felice Fawn to Instagram Baddie BBL goals LemyBeauty, women's battle towards exposing these unrealistic beauty standards goes on. This story of an influencer I'm going to talk about today is not unique, but I use her as an example of how social media can affect a normal teenage girl's perception about her looks, causing body dysmorphia and plastic surgery addiction.

Negin Ghalavand is a beautiful 22 year old woman of Persian descent who grew up in the Netherlands. She's often compared to other stars such as Cindy Kimberly and Lana Del Rey. Looking at her Instagram account with over 1 million followers, you probably think wow she has the perfect life, the perfect face and the perfect body! She travels all over the world, rides private jets and doesn't seem to have a real job at all apart from modeling... but the truth is, behind all the glamour is insecurity, lies and shady rumors.

At only 16, Negin had rhinoplasty in her home country of Iran and gained a mass amount of online popularity for her looks. At first it was mostly on Russian pages focused in the Caucasus region because at the time, many thought she was Chechen (the same ethnicity as the Boston Bomber.) When it was found out she was actually Iranian, the poor girl received many death threats, sometimes even from grown men and was bullied at school. This didn't stop her though, her followers increased. As her clout grew more and more, she looked less and less like her real self.

Negin at 14 or 15 years old before surgeries.

A candid photo in 2017 after her nose job.

A comparison of what she looked like in a music video she appeared vs. what she posts on Instagram.

A candid photo in 2020.

This of course is not to imply she's ugly in person, I think all of us can agree she was pretty even before any procedures but it's important to show she looks completely different from what she presents on social media. Thousands of her fans are young girls who wish they looked like her, but you can clearly see here that even she doesn't look like herself. What's worse is that she is never open about any of her surgeries, fillers or photo editing.

#Negin Vand #Neginvaand #Negin Ghalavand #Cindy Kimberly #Wolfiecindy #Lana Del Rey #Social Media #Felice Fawn #Valeria Lukyanova

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newstfionline · 1 year

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Cars increasingly out of reach (Washington Post) Like homes, cars are becoming more and more exclusive to America’s upper class. In March, the average price for a new car in the U.S. hit $48,008, up 30% from March of 2020. The price hikes were originally sparked by inflation and global chip shortages, but they’ve remained high even as those pressures ease. U.S. automakers have increasingly turned away from cheaper compact cars and towards high-margin SUVs and trucks thanks to a 25% import tariff on foreign big cars. Currently, the average American car loan payment has reached $730 per month, well over $100 above pre-pandemic rates. Loans are also getting longer, with more people’s loan terms reaching 72 or 73 months.

Lines stretch down the block at food banks as costs go up and pandemic aid expires (Bloomberg) The line outside Boston’s American Red Cross Food Pantry on a recent Saturday morning stretched the length of two football fields. The number of people filing into the red-brick industrial-zone warehouse on some days now exceeds the worst periods of the pandemic economic crisis, and in April it had the second highest monthly traffic since it opened in 1982, according to David Andre, the director. His organization, like food banks across the country, has been flooded with requests for help since food-stamp recipients were hit with a double blow: the expiration of a temporary boost in benefits put in place during the pandemic and onerous grocery prices, which are running 24% above pre-COVID levels. “It’s a hunger cliff—inflation and ending these emergency allotments,” Andre said. “People are really crashing.”

King Charles III takes day off after busy coronation weekend (AP) On the third day of his long coronation weekend, King Charles III rested. Monday was, after all, a holiday declared in honor of his crowning and he had spent several whirlwind days of elaborately choreographed public festivities capped with an off-the-cuff cameo on “American Idol.” While Charles, 74, had no public appearances, he sent a note of “heartfelt thanks” for the many celebrations in his honor. “To know that we have your support and encouragement, and to witness your kindness expressed in so many different ways, has been the greatest possible coronation gift, as we now rededicate our lives to serving the people,” he wrote on behalf of himself and Queen Camilla. Other royals, including one of the youngest, picked up the mantle of service the king had called for Monday in declaring the “Big Help Out” that was said to draw millions to volunteer a couple hours on their day off. Prince William, heir to the throne, took controls of a small backhoe with his youngest son, Prince Louis, in his lap as his family helped renovate a Scout hut in Slough.

Unintended cable-cutting in Germany (Bloomberg) Germany has absolutely no clue where its cables, pipes and power lines are buried, and they have 5.7 million kilometers of them buried somewhere, but unfortunately people didn’t really keep good track and it’s causing massive problems in green electrification because new infrastructure projects keep digging up and breaking the old ones. There are now approximately 100,000 accidental cable cuts per year. In Lower Saxony alone, roughly 11,000 local road authorities keep the data.

Putin says ‘real war’ being waged against Russia on lower-key Victory Day (Washington Post) Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that a “real war” was being waged against Russia amid muted Victory Day celebrations on Tuesday. “A real war has once again been waged against our homeland. Today, civilization is at a critical juncture,” Putin said at the ceremony marking the end of World War II. “We want to see a future of peace, freedom and stability,” added the leader who more than a year ago ordered what he calls “the special military operation” in Ukraine that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. In his speech, Putin quickly pivoted to blaming the war on the “Western elites.” “We believe that any ideology of superiority is inherently disgusting, criminal and deadly,” he said. “However, Western globalists and elites still talk about their exclusivity, pit people and split society, provoke bloody conflicts and upheavals, sow hatred, Russophobia, aggressive nationalism, and destroy traditional family values that make a person a person.” Putin then reiterated his claim that Ukraine had become “hostage to a coup d’etat and the criminal regime formed by its Western masters” and “a bargaining chip in the implementation of their cruel, selfish plans.”

Wagner Walks It Back (NYT) Russia’s Wagner group has declared that it will be keeping up its presence at the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, just two days after its founder, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, declared that his troops would be abandoning the front due to lack of ammunition and weaponry. “We have been promised as much ammunition and armament as we need to keep going,” Prigozhin said in a statement announcing the Wagner group’s return Sunday.

Chaos and Shortages in Parts of Occupied Ukraine Amid Russian Evacuation Orders (NYT) People living in Russian-occupied areas of southern Ukraine described in recent days an atmosphere of confusion, defiance and scarcity, as the occupation authorities ordered tens of thousands of civilians to evacuate in the face of a looming Ukrainian offensive. The New York Times communicated with more than a dozen people in occupied towns and villages in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions of Ukraine, by phone and through secure messaging applications. They said gas stations were running dry, grocery store shelves were emptying and A.T.M.s were out of cash. “They discharge people from the hospitals and take away the equipment,” said Andriy, 38, a resident of occupied Kamianka-Dniprovska in the Zaporizhzhia region of southern Ukraine. “Then they close them. No one explains why and for how long. And people are afraid to ask since there are armed soldiers around.” With heavy fighting expected very soon, the message from occupation authorities has been clear for days: Leave now. Most civilians fled the area long ago—primarily to Ukrainian-held territory—but Ukrainians say that despite hardship and fear, most of those who remain are staying.

As key votes loom, Turkish parties vow to send migrants home (AP) For Nidal Jumaa, a Syrian from Aleppo, life in Turkey is tough. He works part-time at a furniture workshop and collects plastics and cardboard from trash cans that he sells for recycling, but can hardly afford the rent for his run-down house in a low-income neighborhood of Ankara. Despite the hardship, the 31-year-old would prefer to remain in Turkey than return to Syria where he no longer has a house or a job. Most of all, he worries that his 2-year-old son, Hikmat, who requires regular medical supervision following two surgeries, wouldn’t be able to receive the treatment he needs back home. “Where would we go in Syria? Everywhere is destroyed because of the war,” Jumaa said. “We can’t go back. Hikmat is sick. He can’t even walk.” Syrians fleeing the civil war—now into its 12th year—were once welcomed in Turkey out of compassion, making the country home to the world’s largest refugee community. But as their numbers grew—and as the country began to grapple with a battered economy, including skyrocketing food and housing prices—so did calls for their return. A shortage of housing and shelters following a devastating earthquake in February revived calls for the return of Syrians, who number at least 3.7 million.

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking violence (AP) Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested and dragged from court Tuesday as he appeared to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions that sparked violent demonstrations by his angry supporters across the country. The arrest of Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022 but remains the leading opposition figure, represented the latest confrontation to roil Pakistan, which has seen former prime ministers arrested over the years and interventions by its powerful military. At least one person was reported killed in clashes between protesters and the military in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, with another five people wounded there, while about 15 injuries were reported amid similar violence in Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore.

Vietnam heat wave (Guardian) On Saturday, Vietnam experienced the highest temperature in the nation’s history soon after neighboring Asian countries were swept by a wave of, well, heat waves. Temperatures in the country’s Thanh Hoa province reached 44.1C (111.38F), breaking the previous record of 43.4C, reached in 2019. Thailand and Myanmar also experienced record temperatures in April, with Thailand reporting temperatures of 44.6C (tying a previous heat record), and Myanmar recording a high of 43.8C (the highest temperature recorded in a decade). Bangladesh’s capital also experienced its highest temperature since the 1960s. Back in Vietnam, authorities called on citizens to remain indoors during the heat wave, and the streets were mostly clear of people come midday. Farmers worked to finish their work before 10 a.m., and the country’s government marshaled its electricity and water supplies to keep people safe in the heat.

Emergency declared, student missing in New Zealand floods (AP) Authorities in Auckland declared a state of emergency Tuesday as flooding again hit New Zealand’s largest city. Further north in the city of Whangārei, a high school student was missing after a school group that was exploring caves got into trouble when floodwaters hit. Fire and emergency crews said they had responded to more than 200 calls, most of them in Auckland. Many were for floodwaters entering buildings, but they had also responded to landslides, falling trees and trapped cars. Severe weather has plagued the North Island this year. In January, four people were killed when floodwaters hit Auckland. In February, 11 people died when Cyclone Gabrielle hit.

Press group calls for Israeli accountability in media deaths (AP) The Israeli military has systematically evaded accountability in the deaths of 20 journalists over the past two decades, launching slow and opaque investigations that have never resulted in prosecution or punishment, an international press-freedom group said in a report Tuesday. The Committee to Protect Journalists issued its report ahead of the one-year anniversary of the death of Shireen Abu Akleh—a Palestinian-American journalist with the Al Jazeera satellite channel who was killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank. The New York-based CPJ documented the cases of 20 journalists killed by Israeli military fire over the last 22 years. Eighteen of the dead were Palestinians, while the other two were European foreign correspondents. At least 13, including Abu Akleh, were clearly identified as journalists or traveling in vehicles marked with press insignia, it said.

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 3 senior militants, 10 others (AP) Israel killed three senior commanders of the militant Islamic Jihad group in targeted airstrikes early Tuesday, the military said. Palestinian health officials said 13 people were killed in all, including the commanders, their wives, several of their children and others nearby. The attacks in densely populated residential areas set the stage for a new round of heavy fighting. They hit the top floor of an apartment building in Gaza City and a house in the southern town of Rafah. The Palestinian Health Ministry said 20 people were injured, and that ambulances were continuing to evacuate people from the targeted areas. Airstrikes continued in the early hours, targeting militant training sites, Israel said.

Egypt ‘surrounded by a ring of fire’ (NPR) The violence in Sudan is affecting neighboring countries like Egypt, where tens of thousands of refugees have crossed over. NPR’s Aya Batrawy reported from Aswan, a city on the Nile, where she says there’s been a “flurry of diplomacy” in the area in recent days. Batrawy reports that “the threat of a proxy war that draws in other countries is real.” She adds, “Egypt does see this as a direct threat to its stability,” with newspapers describing the country as “being surrounded by a ring of fire, with Libya and Sudan and Gaza and Israel all around its borders.”

Does sex get better with age? (NPR) A lot of people anticipate enjoying their golden years—but what does that look like? Time for hobbies, travel, spoiling your grandkids? What about great sex? A study published last month in The Gerontologist looks at how well our sexual expectations match up with reality over time. As part of the MIDUS (Midlife in the US) study, hundreds of partnered adults ages 45 and up were asked to rate how satisfying they expected their sex lives to be 10 years in the future. Researchers then checked in with the participants a decade later. Their findings seem to demonstrate the power of positive thinking. Participants who were optimistic about their sex lives reported having significantly more frequent and more satisfying sex than those who had lower expectations.

#headlines #news

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pumpkinasylum · 1 year

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katya in this look >>

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therealeagal · 2 years

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Things I know about the United States.

Ah, the United States of America. Land of the free and home of the brave. Where we crown our good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea. A new land promised to our forefathers by God himself, away from the European rabble.

The party line is that they were fleeing religious persecution, although I have heard (don’t quote me on this) that they were fleeing because Europe wouldn’t let them religiously persecute certain people. If true, it would explain a great deal about how Americans behave.

The United States is a big place. Really big. It takes up most of North America. The USA is divided into fifty states (plus a smattering of territories).

Can you name all fifty states off the top of your head? I bet you can’t. I bet most people can’t. I certainly can’t. And even if I could I would only know like, one or two things about each of them. Though I’m an American, I probably know less about America than some non-Americans. In no particular order, we have;

New York? No one gives a shit about New York state. New York state is New York City’s giant bitch and everyone knows it. Sorry non-NYC-New-Yorkers. I don’t make the rules.

Texas? It used to be its own country, you know. For like five minutes until the United States slapped it down to remind it who’s daddy. Also, it’s got the biggest of everything. Especially (one might argue) douchebags. In both senses of the word, I have to imagine. Sorry Texans. I don’t make the rules.

Alaska. Oil and also it used to be Russian. Also the biggest state, which Texas is probably mad salty about.

Florida. Old people and alligators and Disney, traditionally, but these days it’s mostly known for that Bugs Bunny animation where Bugs saws Florida off the United States. I don’t remember the original context, but suffice it to say, most people outside of Florida tend to agree with Bugs’ decision for other reasons involving the Republican party. I reserve comment.

Hawaii. Beaches. Volcanoes. I remember there was a thing about a telescope that people didn’t want to be built for some reason. I think it’s the most recent state. Used to have a queen until America “bought” it (in much the same way that Russia is currently in the process of purchasing Ukraine).

Alabama. Oh, I think we all know what Alabama is famous for. Sorry, Alabamans, I don’t make the rules.

Idaho. Potatoes. That’s it. That’s all anyone knows about it, really.

Ditto Arkansas and Bill Clinton.

Wisconsin? Cheese and the Packers.

Minnesota. I know literally nothing about Minnesota. The Vikings? They’ve got a sports team called the Vikings, right? Or is that someone else?

Michigan. It makes the cars. Also, Detroit. Also, that thing in Flint with the water, right?

Ohio. Cleveland. No one cares about Ohio except for Cleveland. Ohio is the New York to Cleveland’s NYC. Sorry Ohioans. I don’t make the rules.

Nevada. Las Vegas. Also, maybe Reno. MAYBE.

California. Crazy people. Crazier than shit-house rats. On drugs. Also, Hollywood. Though that may be redundant. There’s also Los Angeles. Golden Gate Bridge, yes. Very famous landmark.

Massachusetts. Boston. Which I am continuously surprised to learn is not a suburb of NYC. Sorry, Bostonians. I don’t make the rules. Also it was one of the original 13 colonies if Assassin’s Creed 3 is to be believed. I should replay some of them old AC games. The series has gone to pot lately, but I remember quite liking 3.

Vermont? What’s Vermont got? Vermont's got nothing. Vermont keeps its head down. When was the last time Vermont was in the news? Never. Vermont has a moderate Republican governor. It’s walking the razor’s edge of bad publicity. California can afford bad publicity. Everyone knows Californians are crazier than shit-house rats. On drugs. Vermont can’t afford bad publicity.

Louisiana. N'awlins. That’s how the cool kids say New Orleans. It’s basically all there is in Louisiana. It and Baton Rouge, which is French for red stick. The French are not known for their creative nomenclature.

New Mexico. What was wrong with Old Mexico? We didn’t need a new one. There’s nothing in New Mexico anyway.

Arizona. The starting point for trips to Tacoma.

Washington has Seattle. And Seattle only has the Space Needle.

North Dakota. I think Mt Rushmore is there? Or was it the Grand Canyon? I don’t know anything else about it.

South Dakota. Ditto.

Rhode Island. It’s the smallest state, land-wise. That’s all I know about it.

How many is that? That’s only like 20. There’s way too damn many states.

What else? Mississippi. A hard to spell name. Neighbors with Alabama and Louisiana, which oughta tell you a lot.

Uhhhhh....Maryland. It’s got Washington D.C., home to POTUS, literally the worst job on the planet.

New Jersey. Uhhh...Jersey Shore? That’s all I know about it.

Maine. The one at the top right. That’s all.

So I can only name 23 states off the top of my head and 4 more given a bit of thought. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself.

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Events 4.24 (before 1930)

1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty). 1183 BC – Traditional reckoning of the Fall of Troy marking the end of the legendary Trojan War, given by chief librarian of the Library of Alexandria Eratosthenes, among others. 1547 – Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League. 1558 – Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris. 1704 – The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published. 1793 – French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is acquitted by the Revolutionary Tribunal of charges brought by the Girondin in Paris. 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress". 1837 – The great fire in Surat city of India caused more than 500 deaths and destruction of more than 9,000 houses. 1877 – Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire. 1885 – American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. 1895 – Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray". 1913 – The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened. 1914 – The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society. 1915 – The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide. 1916 – Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic. 1916 – Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance. 1918 – World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs. 1922 – The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation. 1924 – Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term). 1926 – The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.

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