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Rome turns the world upside down for a week
In ancient Rome, the first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in honor of the god Saturn. The holiday turned Roman social conventions on their head: slaves dined with masters, gambling was permitted, and gifts were exchanged in a carnival atmosphere. The week-long festival, held near the winter solstice, became Rome's most popular celebration and influenced the traditions of Christmas itself.
She found chaos before chaos was cool
In Aynho, Northamptonshire, Mary Cartwright was born with a mathematical mind that would pioneer what later became known as chaos theory. Working with J. E. Littlewood, she identified the unpredictable behavior in differential equations that would later be recognized as the butterfly effect. She became one of Britain's most distinguished mathematicians and was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are.
World War II: Battle of the Bulge: Malmedy massacre: American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Joachim Peiper.