On February 2, 1709, British sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by explorer and pirate William Dampier (pictured) after being marooned on a desert island for five years. His story inspired the book “Robinson Crusoe.” — On February 2, 1980, the FBI‘s undercover criminal investigation known as Abscam was revealed to the public; it resulted in the convictions of various elected officials on an assortment of bribery and corruption charges. — On February 2, 1653, New Amsterdam ( later New York City) was incorporated as a city. — Today we present a guest article by Montana-based economist and commentator Brandon Smith, …
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