Today in 1971, the Haitian dictator 'Papa Doc' Duvalier, died in his bed. He ran a private army. the Ton-ton Macoute and was generally unpleasant to anybody who crossed him. He was succeeded by his son, 'Baby Doc' and his grandson 'What's Up Doc'.
In other news ...
The German philosopher Immanuel Kant was born today in 1724. Among many other things, he wrote - 'Act only on that maxim which you can at the same time will to become a universal law.'
What a silly Kant.
