#History -- 50 years ago today, the Paris Peace Accords officially ended the Vietnam War, one of the longest and bloodiest wars of the 20th century, with up to 2.5 million casualties.

Despite the Peace Accords, it went on for another two years, with William Nolde becoming the conflict's last recorded US combat casualty on May 13, 1975.

#History -- 200 years ago today, Edward Jenner died, creator of the world's first vaccine: the smallpox vaccine.

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#History -- 50 years ago today, the US Supreme Court delivered its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.

#History -- 50 years ago today, the US Supreme Court delivered its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states.

Rummaged for my keys in my handbag.

Found 21 lipsticks, 14 smartphones, three whole pizzas, a 2014 Corvette, and the Eiffel Tower.

Modern life:
- You get born.
- You get your driver's license.
- You sit in traffic.
- You die.

Today is the 17th of January, or 1701 -- happy Star Trek day! 🖖

#History -- 250 years ago today, Captain James Cook led the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.

#History -- 2,050 years ago today (16 January 27 BC), Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus was granted the title #Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the #Roman Empire.

In the beginning, there was the Roman Kingdom from 753 BC, then the Roman Republic from 509 BC. And now, with the Empire, the Romans became one of the most influential powers in world history -- at the Empire's height, it controlled a vast area that stretched from Britain to the Persian Gulf, and down to Egypt.

#History -- 50 years ago today, Soviet space mission Luna 21 was launched. The spacecraft landed on the Moon and deployed the second Soviet lunar rover, Lunokhod 2. Before last contact, the rover took 80,000 TV pictures and 86 panoramic photos and had performed hundreds of mechanical and chemical surveys of the soil.

I asked #ChatGPT to write a short #poem about #CoSo. This is what I got.

I wonder where the word neighbor comes from. Did they have horses living next door?

Good moooorning #CoSo! ☕ 🌄 😎

No words 😂

Should those that insisted on saying "All lives matter" only be allowed to say "Happy holidays", because all holidays matter?

Portrait of my cat, in the morning, before being fed.

Watched #Avatar 2 today. Can recommend. And yea, how the humans behave there is a direct reflection of our actual behavior in this world... is there any hope for us left?

Nice, Paramount+ uploaded two new episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in German language. Guess what I'll watch tonight 🤩

In #Taiwan, every receipt automatically is a #lottery ticket. Why isn't this a thing in more countries?! That's genius...

https://corissajoy.com/how-to-taiwan-receipt-lottery/