William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-29-15

The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro declared war on Japan in 1904 during Russo-Japanese war. Why? Who knows? Montenegro is about 6,000 miles from Japan and few in Japan had heard of it.
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William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-29-15

The tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro declared war on Japan in 1904 during Russo-Japanese war. Why? Who knows? Montenegro is about 6,000 miles from Japan and few in Japan had heard of it.

But, hey, it made sense at the time.

Anyway, the declaration remained in effect for 101 years largely because Montenegro was made part of Yugoslavia after World War I, and then was part of Serbia until becoming independent in 2006.

At that point Japan made peace with it.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-27-15

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-27-15

The first sponsorship given to a black American athlete was by Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik (Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory) to Jesse Owens. The Dasslers were Nazis but they still wanted to sell shoes. The brothers had a falling out during the war. When the shooting stopped, Rudolf Dassler would go on to start Puma sportswear and Adolf Dassler would begin Adidas.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-24-15

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-24-15

The part of India called Dahala Khagrabari is entirely surrounded by a part of Bangladesh known as Upanchowki Bhajni which is entirely surrounded by a part of India known as Balapara Khagrabari whicvh is entirely surrounded by Bangladesh. Dahala Khagrabari is 1.7 acres.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-23-15

Ted Bundy almost killed Debbie Harry
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William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-23-15

Ted Bundy almost killed Debbie Harry of the band Blondie. Bundy didn’t know that the young women he had enticed into his car was a soon-to-be famous singer. Miss Harry didn’t know Bundy was also going to end up being famous.

Ted Bundy almost killed Debbie Harry of Blondie