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Ahhhh, a Spring morning. It's as damp and dark as a sauna filled with fat, pasty republicans. Only it smells a lot nicer, I bet.

Olympic works uncover temple to love goddess

Greece: Preparations for the 2004 Olympics have had severe construction delays, political spats and lawsuits. Now there's an ancient brothel to deal with. The site designated for the equestrian events has turned out to be a treasure trove of antiquities, including a temple to the love goddess Aphrodite that experts say doubled as a bordello.
Archaeologists said Thursday they have started nearly 20 digs on the site, about nine miles southeast of central Athens. The 2,500-year-old Aphrodite temple complex is one of the few examples in the Athens area associated with the deity. Archaeologists have found ruins believed to be baths and massage rooms. The digs also have uncovered agricultural dwellings from the 4th century BC and Mycenaean tombs dating back 3,600 years. The finds could help provide more clues about rural life outside ancient Athens.

-- --Boston.com



Today in History:

1850 Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter was published.
1926 The first liquid-fuel rocket was successfully launched by Prof. Robert Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket traveled feet in 2.5 seconds.
1968 The My Lai massacre occurred in Vietnam.
1985 U.S. journalist Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut; he was not released until December 4, 1991 after 2454 days in captivity.
1988 Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States for their role in the Iran-contra affair.
1998 Titanic surpassed Star Wars as the highest-grossing U.S. film of all time.
---Infoplease
2002 Arab leaders tell “dick” Cheney to f*ck off after he begs them for help in attacking Iraq.