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Today in History: September 15
1588
The Spanish Armada, which attempted to invade England, is destroyed by a British fleet.

1776
The British occupy Manhattan.

1858
The Butterfield Overland Mail Company begins delivering mail from St. Louis to San Francisco. The company's motto is: "Remember, boys, nothing on God's earth must stop the United States mail!"

1928
Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovers, by accident, that the mold penicillin has an antibiotic effect.

1935
In Berlin, the Reich under Adolf Hitler adopts the swastika as the national flag.

1961
Hurricane Carla comes ashore in Texas, the second-most powerful ever to make landfall in that state.

1966
US President Lyndon Johnson urges Congress to adopt gun control legislation in the wake of Charles Whitman's sniper attack from the University of Texas's Texas Tower; in all, Whitman shot and killed 15 people before being shot dead himself by an Austin police officer.

1990
France announces it will send 4,000 troops to join those of other nations assembling in the Persian Gulf to protect Saudi Arabia and force Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein to withdraw troops from occupied Kuwait.

1998
MCI WorldCom begins operations after a landmark merger between World Com and MCI Communications.

2008
The largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US history is filed by Lehman Brothers financial services firm.

Today in History: Born on September 15
1789
James Fenimore Cooper, novelist whose works include The Pioneers and Last of the Mohicans.

1890
Agatha Christie, English writer of mystery novels.

1946
Oliver Stone, film director and screenwriter (Platoon, JFK).

1961
Dan Marino, American football pro quarterback who led Miami Dolphins to 10 playoffs in his 17-year career and set many NFL passing records.

1984
Prince Harry of Wales, Prince of Wales; currently fourth in line of succession to the British throne.

JOTD
When I was 13, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend with big tits.
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When I was 16, I got a girlfriend with big tits, but there was no passion, so I decided I needed a passionate girl with zest for life. In college I dated a passionate girl, but she was too emotional. Everything was an emergency; she was a drama queen, cried all the time and threatened suicide. So I decided I needed a girl with stability. When I was 25, I found a very stable girl but she was boring. She was totally predictable and never got excited about anything. Life became so dull that I decided I needed a girl with some excitement. When I was 28, I found an exciting girl, but I couldn't keep up with her. She rushed from one thing to another, never settling on anything. She did mad impetuous things and made me miserable as often as happy. She was great fun initially and very energetic, but directionless. So I decided to find a girl with some real ambition. When I turned 30, I found a smart ambitious girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground, so I married her. She was so ambitious that she divorced me and took everything I owned. I am older and wiser now, and I am looking for a girl with big tits.