January 9th


1349: The Jewish population of Basel, Switzerland, is accused of being the cause of the ongoing Black Death. The lead accuser is a quack doctor and Jenny McCarthy's great, great, great, great grandmother.


2005: Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement sign a peace agreement in Naivasha, Kenya. The deal is sealed when both groups perfor a friendly honor killing of each other's daughters.


2005: Elections are held to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The candidates are The Riddler, The Joker, and Lex Luthor,