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HISTORY PORN: Today in History … May 18

The following events occurred on this day in history … to succeed in the future; we must learn from the past.

Today is May 18, the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 227 days remaining until the end of the year.

332 – Constantine the Great announced free distributions of food to the citizens in Constantinople.
1152 – Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
1268 – The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Battle of Antioch.
1302 – Bruges Matins, the nocturnal massacre of the French garrison in Bruges by members of the local Flemish militia.
1499 – Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cadiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.
1565 – The Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
1565 – The Royal Audiencia of Concepción is created by a decree of Philip II of Spain.
1593 – Playwright Thomas Kyd’s accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
1631 – In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
1652 – Rhode Island passes the first law in English-speaking North America making slavery illegal.
1756 – The Seven Years’ War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
1763 – Fire destroys a large part of Montreal, Quebec.
1783 – First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John), New Brunswick, Canada after leaving the United States.

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Anonymous

come off anon and we’ll talk. IHSV

Hey! If I am correct, you probably had a big bro in the house and, eventually, you had a little bro. What was the best thing your big bro shared/taught you and what do you think was the most important thing you wanted to teach/share with your little bro? And, respond or not, are you still in contact with your big and little bros?

Anonymous

…hey anon…

of course i had a big. and i was blessed with having 3 littles too. what’s the best thing that my big taught me? not to react to everything … as he said it, “be a duck and let that shit roll off your back.” that gem piece of advice has kept me out of tons of trouble and worries!

…the most important thing that i wanted to share with my littles? tolerance. one of the reasons i was drawn to Sigma Chi was this:

…and that phrase, “different temperaments, talents and convictions,” sticks in my mind still as the chief lesson that i learned and the one that i hope i passed along to all of my littles.

…i still chat and see whenever possible my big and all my littles. they mean the world to me.