July 23


1487: Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against ban on foreign beer... proof that for more than 500 years even the Dutch have known that Heineken is overrated.


1567: Mary Queen of Scots is deposed and replaced by her 1 year old son James VI... making his breastfeedings really awkard from them on.


1847: Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in celebrations, a parade, and the last public Mormon parties not ruined by the Osmonds.


2002: James Traficant is expelled from the United States House of Representatives... his toupee is allowed to remain on the House floor indefinitely.