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On this day in history

0044 Julius Caesar is assassinated by high-ranking Roman Senators.

1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World.

1820 Maine is admitted as the 23rd state.

1862 General John Hunt Morgan begins four days of raids near the city of Gallatin, Tenn.

1864 The Red River Campaign begins as the Union forces reach Alexandria, La.

1892 New York State unveils the new automatic ballot voting machine.

1903 The British complete the conquest of Nigeria.

1916 General John Pershing and his 15,000 troops chase Pancho Villa into Mexico.

1934 Henry Ford restores the $5-a-day wage.

1935 Joseph Goebbels, German Minister of Propaganda bans four Berlin newspapers.

1944 Cassino, Italy is destroyed by Allied bombing.

1949 Almost four years after the end of World War II, clothes rationing in Great Britain ends.

1955 The U.S. Air Force unveils the first self-guided missile.

1956 The first performance of My Fair Lady, starring Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison, takes place on Broadway.


JOTD
I guess China finally got what they wanted

They’ve managed to coronise the world.

JOTD II For All Y’all Hoarders
It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets.

When he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the weather was going to be. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared.

Also, being a practical leader, after several days he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, "Is the coming winter going to be cold?"

"It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold indeed," the meteorologist at the weather service responded. So the Chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood in order to be prepared.

A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Is it going to be a very cold winter?"

"Yes," the man at National Weather Service again replied,"it's definitely going to be a very cold winter." The Chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of wood they could find.

Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again. "Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?"

"Absolutely," the man replied. "It's going to be one of the coldest winters ever."

"How can you be so sure?" the Chief asked.

The weatherman replied, "The Indians are collecting wood like crazy."