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Today in History August 16

1777 France declares a state of bankruptcy.

1780 American troops are badly defeated by the British at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina.

1812 American General William Hull surrenders Detroit without resistance to a smaller British force under General Issac Brock.(I believe we should have let them keep it)

1896 Gold is discovered in the Klondike of Canada's Yukon Territory, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.

1965 The Watts riots end in south-central Los Angeles after six days.

1977 Elvis Presley dies of a heart attack in the upstairs bedroom suite area of his Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.

1984 The safe of the sunken ocean liner Andrea Doria is opened on TV after three decades, revealing cash and certificates but no other valuables.

1988 IBM introduces artificial intelligence software.


Born on August 16

1958 Madonna [Louise Veronica Ciccone], entertainer and singer.


Joke of the Day

“teacher is teaching a class and she sees that Johnny isn't paying attention, so she asks him, "If there are three ducks sitting on a fence, and you shoot one, how many are left?" Johnny says, "None." The teacher asks, "Why?" Johnny says, "Because the shot scared them all off." The teacher says, "No, there are two left, but I like how you're thinking." Then Johnny asks the teacher, "You see three women walking out of an ice cream parlor. One is licking her ice cream, one is sucking her ice cream, and one is biting her ice cream. Which one is married?" And the teacher responds, "The one sucking her ice cream." Johnny says, "No, the one with the wedding ring, but I like how you're thinking.”