161 years ago, the U.S. Navy outlawed flogging
Bookworm on Oct 03 2011 at 7:50 pm | Filed under: Jews, Military
Do you remember Johnny Carson’s droll “I did not know that”? I do. And that’s precisely what popped into my head when JKB sent me a link to a post discussing the fact that 161 years ago, the U.S. Navy outlawed flogging. It’s a wonderful little story, especially because it combines three things I find interesting: our Navy, Judaism (yes, Judaism), and plain ol’ fun trivia.
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Did you mean Johnny Carson?
It’s hard to believe it was 6 years ago, but the Naval Academy opened the Uriah P Levy Center and Jewish Chapel six years ago tomorrow.
Yes, I did. I did this post on my iPad and got autocorrected.