On this date, January 8, 1880, Norton I, by the grace of God, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, departed this life.
Solenopsis invicta, the “Red Imported Fire Ant”, native to South America, has proven a tenacious and destructive pest in the United States, costing Americans billions of dollars every year. That is why, in the late 1950s, the United States embarked on an all out war against the six-legged menace.