February 2nd: Today in 1709 Alexander Selkirk was rescued from an island in the south pacific he had been stranded on for four years. His tale is the basis for the classic Robinson Crusoe story by Daniel Defoe. Apparently last fall they found the spot he lived on during his stay.

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