Whacking Day

"...And the Lord said, whack ye all the serpents which crawl on their bellies and thy town shall be a beacon unto others."

Today marks the founding of the city of Springfield in the state of *cough cough achoo* by Jebediah Springfield in 1775. Also on this date, Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen took Fort Ticonderoga. This was back when Arnold wasn't a traitor and Ethan Allen wasn't making overpriced furniture. Representatives of the 13 colonies were also meeting in Philadelphia to raise the Continental Army under George Washington.

Via Paul Smith.