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ANmEg TIL in 1880s Helena, Montana, prostitution was the largest employer of women. By 1886, 52 women worked in the trade. Wealthy madams, like Josephine “Chicago Joe” Hensley, owned downtown property, a saloon, a theater, and even started a mortgage company.
5Y6gP TIL Napoleon's presence on a battlefield was considered equivalent to 40,000 men by the Duke of Wellington
AXJg TIL 40 years ago today , the Cleveland Indians staged Ten Cent Beer Night at their home stadium - and it ended with a riot, the Texas Rangers leaving the field armed with bats, and the Indians forfeiting the game.
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