1913—The United States introduces an income tax, but eliminates free parking.
1928—Turkey switches from the Arabic to the Roman alphabet. Turkey’s literacy rate drops to zero percent.
1952—Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas, dubbed the “Peas of the Future.”
1973—Barack Obama cuts down his father’s prized cherry tree.
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