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jun 01 Learn More Benedict Arnold Court-Martialed


General Benedict Arnold was court-martialed on this day in 1779. Arnold, who flipped on the Americans and aided the Brits in the Revolutionary War, has become the poster child for being a traitor. Speaking of posters and traitors: when LeBron James ditched his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat in 2010, the team's owner lowered the price of all LeBron posters to $17.41, the year Arnold was born. LeBronedict Arnold returned to the Cavs in 2014.

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