To the marchers, the miles weren’t far
Though they traveled without horse or car
They survived Sunday’s blood
And the billy club’s thud
To demand they be treated on par
Event: Marchers from Selma, AL arrive at the state capitol in Montgomery to protest in favor of voting rights
Year: 1965
Learn more: Selma to Montgomery marches
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On the morn after Paddy’s parade
Two fake cops did the Gardner invade
And from Chez Tortoni
To the Galilee Sea
A baked dozen of works were mislaid
Event: History’s largest art theft: Two thieves steal 13 works valued at $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston
Year: 1990
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Seeing Europe and China aflame
FDR sought to even the game
So he said, “I propose
That we lend them the hose
Charging money for aid would be lame”
Event: The Lend-Lease Act goes into effect
Year: 1941
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Roman Emperor and German King
Mighty Redbeard could war and law bring
Now in Kyffhäuser lays
Frederick ’til end of days
When the ravens no longer take wing
Event: Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of Germany
Year: 1152
Learn more: Frederick I
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