First, read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/opinion/26collins.html?hp
(Or not, but this will be easier to understand if you do)
((No really, you should read it))
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After reading that article in the New York Times, I laughed when I came across this correction:

I can only presume that their email to the editor of the New York Times went something like this:
"Dear UNINFORMED Editor,
Clearly you've never read a book. As a history teacher for the past 40 years, I understand everything about everything. And EVERYONE knows that the Battle of the Field of Blackbird was in 1389. It would take someone with the knowledge of a 3 week old kitten to make that kind of error. I find it RIDICULOUS that you call yourselves a newspaper. GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT. MY DAD FOUGHT IN THAT BATTLE.
Sincerely,
Wilfred H. Suzelldorf, IV"
[or something]
My next thought was: how hard can finding the date of this battle be?
It is approximately this difficult:
1. Follow the link: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=battle+of+the+field+of+blackbird
2. Click on the 1st result.
3. Control F
4. "blackbird"
5. Here you go:

Really New York Times? Loss of respect...
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