A Penny for the Guy...

[mcroft]

Remember, remember
The fifth of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot

I know of no reason
The Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot

On this date 399 years ago, the British government foiled a plot to blow up the houses of parliament by a small group of radical Catholics. The anniversary has been celebrated for many years as a public holiday involving bizarrerites (such as running through town carrying a barrel of flaming tar) and, in some quarters, wistfulness.

Make of it what you will, and Happy Gunpowder Treason Day!