Because the Smashing Pumpkins think "Today is the Greatest" every day.
History Today features daily posts focusing on particular Historical events that occur each day, feel free to post and discuss events on the dates they occurred (or pretty close since calendar dates vary between calendars).
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1.5 billion seems like such a quaint amount now a days. Hell, you can only pay off 6 pornstars for that amount.