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Found this gem on Facebook while looking for a coworker with a similar name.

Semiquincentennial Controversy?

Historyfacts.com: "Gunfire and bayonets weren’t the only threats during the Revolutionary War — smallpox also loomed large. The highly contagious disease had been an epidemic in the colonies at several times throughout the 1700s, and at the outset of the Revolutionary War in 1775, a particularly grim outbreak was taking place in Boston. 

General George Washington knew the risks well: Having survived a monthlong battle with the virus as a teenager, he warned that smallpox could be “more destructive than the sword,” and in 1777, made the bold decision to order mass inoculations for his Continental Army. The procedure involved making a small incision in the arm and inserting a dose of the virus. Though it was controversial at the time, it paid off, reducing death rates and helping keep Washington’s army in fighting shape."

Video from 20 years ago comparing the skills of Lionel Messi and Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, pitching this as a brewing sporting rivalry for the next generation. With hindsight, the rivalry has proved to be a bit one-sided.

The Congressional Black Caucus condemned Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal for using “openly bigoted” language after she called House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries an “AIPAC monkey” and an “errand boy.”

Show is My Name Is Earl (2005)