Trivia Of The Day May 13

The first place where a barcode was scanned was a packet of Wrigley’s chewing gum sold in June 1974 in Troy, Ohio.

The capture of the Tripolitan city of Derna on May 13, 1805 was the first time the United States flag was raised in victory on foreign soil. The capturing of the city ended the First Barbary War.

William Eaton leading the attack on Derna

The word mile comes from the largest unit of land measure used by the Romans, the "milia passuum" meaning 1,000 paces. The Roman army, marching through uncharted territory, used to place a stick in the ground every 1,000 paces (where each pace was 2 steps).

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