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Today in History.



1615
The fortress at Osaka, Japan, falls to Shogun Leyasu after a six-month siege.
1647
Parliamentary forces capture King Charles I and hold him prisoner.
1717
The Freemasons are founded in London.
1792
Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain.
1794
British troops capture Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

1805
Tripoli is forced to conclude peace with the United States after a conflict over tribute.
1859
The French army, under Napoleon III, takes Magenta from the Austrian army.
1864
Confederates under General Joseph Johnston retreat to the mountains in Georgia.
1911
Gold is discovered in Alaska's Indian Creek.
1918
French and American troops halt Germany's offensive at Chateau-Thierry, France.

1919
The U.S. Senate passes the Women's Suffrage bill.
1940
The British complete the evacuation of 300,000 troops at Dunkirk.
1943
In Argentina, Juan Peron takes part in the military coup that overthrows Ramon S. Castillo.
1944
The U-505 becomes the first enemy submarine captured by the U.S. Navy.
1944
Allied troops liberate Rome.

1946
Juan Peron is installed as Argentina's president.
1953
North Korea accepts the United Nations proposals in all major respects.
1960
The Taiwan island of Quemoy is hit by 500 artillery shells fired from the coast of Communist China.
1972
Black activist Angela Davis is found not guilty of murder, kidnapping, and criminal conspiracy.



Joke of the Day

There was a papa mole, a momma mole, and a baby mole. They lived in a hole out in the country near a farmhouse.

Papa mole poked his head out of the hole and said, "Mmmm, I smell sausage!"

Momma mole poked her head outside the hole and said, "Mmmm, I smell pancakes!"

Baby mole tried to stick his head outside but couldn't because of the two bigger moles.

Baby mole said, "The only thing I smell is molasses."