TIL Previous to the Euro there was the Latin Monetary Union in which many European countries would mint coins to the same LMU standards allowing for ease of exchange. The LMU was established in 1865 and disbanded in 1927. The standards fell out of favor due to currency debasement and WW1. by whatilearned July 18, 2022, 10:13 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL after the WWII, there was a third government that existed in Korea but it was disbanded and outlawed by both the Soviet Union and the US, with its leader assassinated by a far-right South Korean by whatilearned March 1, 2022, 2:04 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL the 1987 Remembrance Day bombing in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland which killed 10 civilians including elderly attendees was met with such condemnation the IRA apologised for the attack, disbanded the unit responsible and admitted it had made a mistake. by whatilearned December 9, 2021, 8:27 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
10 Comments TIL in 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd band members Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, & Cassie Gaines died in an airplane crash in Mississippi. The crash came 3 days after the release of ‘Street Survivors’ which went platinum & reached #5 on US charts. Lynyrd Skynyrd disbanded after the tragedy. by whatilearned August 20, 2021, 6:02 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL Sulla was the first man to seize Rome by force and make himself dictator. Ultimately Sulla chose to retire in 79BC, he disbanded his legions, reinstated the government, and spent his life, “consorted with actresses, harpists, and theatrical people, drinking with them on couches all day long.” by whatilearned July 4, 2021, 8:55 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL that Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire in the 380s, when Emperor Theodosius banned Pagan rituals and holidays, disbanded the Vestal virgins, extinguished the Sacred Fire, destroyed the Temple of Apollo at Delphi and put an end to the Ancient Olympic Games by whatilearned April 7, 2021, 5:14 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL about the United States Metric Board, established in 1975 by an act of Congress to facilitate the transfer of the US to the metric system, the conversion was to be voluntary, which was not enough to effect the change, and it was disbanded by President Reagan in 1982. by whatilearned March 28, 2021, 3:42 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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