GMT 11/07/2017

1811 Rebellious Indians in a conspiracy organized in defiance of the United States government by Tecumseh, Shawnee chief, are defeated during his absence in the Battle of the Wabash (or Tippecanoe) by William Henry Harrison, governor of Indiana Territory.

1907 Delta Sigma Pi, a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities is founded at New York University.

1967 Surveyor 6 launched for soft landing on Moon

1968 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR

1991 Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus & retires from LA Lakers

1995 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Pittsburgh PA on WXDX 105.9 FM

2000 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas

2015 Sierra Leone is declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organization (death toll 4,000)


Quote of the day

“A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.” George Patton

Dirty joke of the day

1. What’s the difference between a G-spot and a golf ball?
A guy will actually search for a golf ball.