GMT: Hump Day Wednesday

Today in History: August 7

1782 General George Washington authorizes the award of the Purple Heart for soldiers wounded in combat.

1906 In North Carolina, a mob defies a court order and lynches three African Americans which becomes known as "The Lyerly Murders."

1942 The U.S. 1st Marine Division under General A. A. Vandegrift lands on the islands of Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomon islands. This is the first American amphibious landing of the war.

1964 Congress overwhelmingly passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, allowing the president to use unlimited military force to prevent attacks on U.S. forces.

1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth. The mission to the moon had marked the first use of the Lunar Roving Vehicle.

1990 Operation Desert Shield begins as US troops deploy to Saudi Arabia to discourage Iraq's Saddam Hussein from invading that country as he had Kuwait.

2007 Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks Hank Aaron's record with his 756th home run. Bonds' accomplishments were clouded by allegations of illegal steroid use and lying to a grand jury.


Born on August 7

1927 Edwin Edwards, governor of Louisiana.

1963 Patrick Kennedy, son of President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy; dies 39 hours later.

1975 Charlize Theron, model and Academy Award-winning actress (Monster).


JOTD

Once upon a time there was a person with a parrot

Once upon a time there was a person with a parrot, the parrot was rude and often sweared to get what it wanted. One day, the owner couldn’t take it anymore, and decided to put the parrot in the freezer. The parrot started squawking profanities, until it finally stopped. The owner, in fear, opened the freezer door only to find the parrot hop onto his shoulder and say “ I apologise for my seemingly rude behaviour, I will try to change my behaviour and be nicer.” The owner, hearing this, feels happy. The parrot asked afterwards,
“May I ask what did the chicken do?”

Mawnin y’all

Mornin’ y’all.

Good Morning Hump Dayers
Let’s get this midweek party started!

No sense in being pessimistic, it probably wouldn't work anyway.

Morning Mouser
Nice jotd.

Good job t-butt as well.

Good Morning Everybody

Morning Rock

Good Morning All



Happy Wednesday!

Here’s the universe at work making sure that there is not a discernible absolute correlation between living long and positive morality.

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Born on August 7

1927 Edwin Edwards, governor of Louisiana.

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