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Notes for Monday – August 01, 2016

August 1st is celebrated as Swiss Independence Day, in recognition of the signing of the Federal Charter of 1291 [1], which united Switzerland’s first three cantons. As of 2014, Switzerland has been free and independent for 725 years [2]. Having a well-armed populace [3] has assured that.

August 1st is also remembered as the election day in 1946 that sparked the Battle of Athens, Tennessee [4], when returning World War II veterans took up arms to oust a corrupt local government that was rigging an election.