Today in 1990, 36 years ago: United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces.
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Math lesson for the day: Applying the Birthday Paradox bounds to United States involvement in regime change in Latin America.
With at least 42 interventions over the years, there was a ~91% chance that some of these interventions would share a date!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_problem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change_in_Latin_America