USS Siboney was a transport ship for the United States Navy during World War I. She was the sister ship of USS Orizaba (ID-1536) but neither was part of a ship class. Launched as SS Oriente, she was soon renamed after Siboney, Cuba, a landing site of United States forces during the Spanish-American War. After her Navy service ended, she was SS Siboney for the Ward Line and American Export Lines. During World War II she served the U.S. Army as transport and as a hospital ship. After the end of her Army service, the ship was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in February 1948, and sold for scrapping in 1957.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1644:

The Ming Dynasty of China fell when the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Dynasty

1792:

The guillotine was first used to carry out capital punishment in France, with crowds marvelling at the machine's speed and precision. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/guillotine

1845:

Rioters burned down the building housing the Parliament of the Province of Canada while the members of the Legislative Assembly were sitting in session. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_the_Parliament_Buildings_in_Montreal

1920:

At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I decided upon the League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Remo_conference

1960:

The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton (SSRN-586) completed the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sandblast

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

ramada (n): A porch or arbour http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ramada

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

It is best to keep one’s own state intact; to crush the enemy’s state is only second best. --Sun Tzu http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu