On This Date in History Fun Facts and Events
Today is Friday September eighteen. Highlights include 1813 Perry defeats British off Put In Bay, 1608 John Smith becomes Jamestown governor, 1846 Howe patents sewing machine, 1694 United Daughters of the Confederacy formed, 1917 Maine votes against war suffrage, 1940 Nazi planes hit Buckingham Palace. Previous notes mention Khrushchev in 1960s and Taylor in 1968.
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It’s Difficult To Tell Sexes Apart Opinion Piece
An essay argues gender perception has blurred in the late 20th century with jokes about identifying men and women by traits and habits. It suggests Congress might legislate gender identifiers and offers humorous heuristics to guess a person’s sex based on alimony, rights, shopping, or dress.
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