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In 1656, the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, laden with gold and jewelry destined for Spain, met its tragic fate off the coast of the Bahamas. The ship, which was part of the Spanish treasure fleet, encountered treacherous waters near the Little Bahama Bank. Amidst a violent storm, the galleon collided with another ship, the Nuestra Señora del Socorro, leading to its eventual sinking. Of the approximately 650 people aboard, only 45 survived the disaster. Many of those who made it off the sinking ship fell victim of shark attacks.
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There are reports of a majority of Transnistrias industry (they don’t have much anyway) being paralyzed.
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🇷🇺 Btr 80 with a new unmanned combat module in Ukraine.
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Donald Trump allegedly will be sentenced on January 10th for his felony conviction in his hush money trial in Manhattan court.
The judge overseeing the case has already said Trump will likely not see any penalties.
In 1642, King Charles I, amidst escalating tensions with Parliament over issues of governance, religion, and finance, decided to take drastic action. On January 4, 1642, he marched into London with around 400 soldiers, aiming to arrest five members of Parliament whom he accused of treason. The King entered the House of Commons, an unprecedented move since it violated the sanctity of parliamentary privilege where such an intrusion by armed forces was seen as a gross overreach of royal power. Charles I intended to seize Pym, Hampden, Holles, Haselrig, and Strode, but found they had already been warned and had escaped. His failed attempt to arrest these parliamentarians only deepened the divide between the monarchy and Parliament, pushing the nation closer to the brink of civil war. This action underscored the breakdown in trust and the beginning of the English Civil War, highlighting the struggle between royal prerogative and parliamentary sovereignty.
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Whipping Tom of 1681 was a nickname given to a serial spanker in London. He would wait for an unaccompanied woman, grab her, lift her dress, and slap her buttocks while shouting "Spanko!" before fleeing. Vigilantes would dress in women's clothing and patrol the areas where he was known to operate.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺 Body of a fully decomposed soldier, Lyman direction
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NEW: French and German Foreign Ministers meet Syrian Leader Ahmad al-Sharaa at the People’s Palace in Damascus.
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🇷🇺 Russia has recruited up to 180,000 prisoners since the start of its invasion of Ukraine, says Foreign Intelligence Service
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🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- "In the south, the people of As Suwaida are afraid of the Damascus Government, and the voices are getting louder and louder about them joining Israel. This means that al-Qunaitra and Daraa are on the way out," - Zino Yasser Mahameed, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham military journalist.
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"It's a much lesser evil than the evil coming our way, that evil that might take our women, might take our daughters."
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian Su-27UB, dropping GBU-39 guided bombs on Russian targets
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🇫🇷🇺🇦 France will continue to supply Ukraine with SCALP missiles and supports Ukraine's strikes on military targets in the Russian Federation — French Ambassador to Ukraine Vessier
"Yes, we continue to provide SCALP missiles. We don't have that many, and we have to buy more, so it takes some time. This is also complicated by the fact that we have to ensure proper defense of our country. But we are doing everything we can, and we are sending new French SCALP missiles to Ukraine, " Vessier said.
🇺🇦 Half of Ukrainians will be without electricity — CEO of Yasno Kovalenko
Due to the recent Russian strikes, Ukrenergo ordered the disconnection of three out of six consumer queues.
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse located on the south shore of Lake Superior. The original lighthouse was built in 1853 but was destroyed by a storm. Another was constructed in 1865 which was also destroyed by a storm despite being behind a 2000 foot long breaker wall. She was repaired and has been lighting the harbor since.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺Transnistria has been cut off from Russian gas through Ukraine for a few days now, with Moldova not exporting any to them either, they are experiencing many blackouts.
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The tiny breakaway republic bordering Ukraine has been unable to provide heating and hot water to its residents since Wednesday, when Moscow cut off gas supplies to Moldova over a financial dispute.
Topsy the elephant was executed on January 4, 1903, at Luna Park in Coney Island, New York, using a combination of methods: she was fed carrots laced with potassium cyanide, strangled with a large rope, and finally electrocuted with 6,600 volts of alternating current. Topsy had earned a reputation for aggression, having been involved in several incidents, including killing a spectator in 1902 who tried to feed her a lit cigarette, and other altercations with her often intoxicated handlers. The owners of Luna Park, Frederic Thompson and Elmer "Skip" Dundy, initially planned a public hanging to draw crowds, but due to intervention by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, they chose what they believed to be a more humane method. Although there's a common myth that Thomas Edison orchestrated the execution to promote direct current over alternating current, Edison was not directly involved; however, his company filmed the event under the title "Electrocuting an Elephant."
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In the winter of 1780, specifically from December 1779 through January 1780, George Washington's Continental Army at Morristown, New Jersey, was hit by one of the most severe snowstorms of the Revolutionary War. This storm, part of what became known as the "Hard Winter," began in earnest on January 3, 1780, with heavy snowfall blanketing the camp, leading to accumulations of up to six feet (180 cm) of snow in some areas. Temperatures plummeted to as low as 6°F (-15°C), with some accounts even suggesting it dipped below zero fahrenheit at times, transforming the camp into a scene of extreme hardship.
The conditions at Washington's winter encampment were dire. The soldiers, already suffering from inadequate clothing and food supplies, found themselves battling not only the British but also the elements. The snow covered their makeshift huts, making them even colder and more inhospitable, and the deep drifts made movement around the camp extremely difficult. Food was scarce, leading to hunger and malnutrition among the troops, and firewood was in such short supply that soldiers were often forced to burn whatever they could find, including furniture and even their own clothing, just to survive the cold. The snow and subsequent freezing temperatures lasted well into March, prolonging the misery and testing the endurance of Washington's army to its limits. This harsh winter underscored the resilience of the American forces, as they managed to maintain discipline and morale under these trying circumstances, which was crucial for the eventual success of the revolutionary cause.
🇺🇦 By the end of the month, Ukraine will receive the first Mirage 2000 fighters
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🇷🇺 arrival of an Iskander missile on a concentration of personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the forest near the village of Yunakovka, Sumy
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-Germany supports Syria with 60.000.000€
-Syrian official doesn’t want to shake German foreign ministers hand because she’s a woman
A good government should halt the 60 million aid from its taxpayers and only give it on the condition of a shake of hands in my opinion.
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Moldova told Transnistria
"We will sell you gas but you owe us $11 billion for past 33 years of gas supply"
🤡 9.2x Transnistrian GDP.
Israeli warplanes targeted the headquarters of the Fourth Division and the Radar Battalion in Al-Rahiba in the Damascus countryside
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🇷🇺 Uspenovka, Trudovoe and Annovka have come under Russian control.
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🇷🇺 Column of Russian vehicles heading to Latakia, Syria.
Despite the regime change, Russia still has access to its bases in Latakia and Tartus
🇮🇱 Several channels report that some Druze villages in Southern Syria voted in favor of being annexed into Israel.
This is actually not surprising, considering the violent rhetoric of some opposition groups against Islamic sects.
🇺🇦 81/94 MISSILES AND 80/193 ENEMY UAVS SHOT, ANOTHER 105 DRONES LOST IN LOCATION — PS
In total, the Air Force radio-technical troops detected 287 enemy air attack vehicles during this period — 94 missiles and 193 UAVs, namely:
- 4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from MiG-31K fighters, launch area - Tambov region;
- 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, launch area – Bryansk region, TOT of Crimea;
- 1 KN-23 ballistic missile, launch area – Bryansk region;
- 55 Kh-101, Kh-55SM cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers, launch area — Volgograd Region;
- 24 Caliber cruise missiles, launch area: Black Sea;
- 7 Iskander-K cruise missiles, launch area – Voronezh, Rostov region;
- 1 Kh-59/Kh-69 guided aircraft missile, launch area: airspace over the Luhansk Oblast TOT;
- 193 Shahed attack UAVs and unmanned aerial vehicles of unknown type.
🇮🇱 The Israeli MoD ordered the IDF to prepare for holding the Golan Heights over the Winter months
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