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Today in History: June 14

1775 The U.S. Army is founded when the Continental Congress authorizes the muster of troops.

1777 The Continental Congress authorizes the "stars and stripes" flag for the new United States.

1846 A group of settlers declare California to be a republic.

1864 At the Battle of Pine Mountain, Georgia, Confederate General Leonidas Polk is killed by a Union shell.

1907 Women in Norway win the right to vote.

1932 Representative Edward Eslick dies on the floor of the House of Representatives while pleading for the passage of the bonus bill.

1942 The Supreme Court rules that requiring students to salute the American flag is unconstitutional.

1951 UNIVAC, the first computer built for commercial purposes, is demonstrated in Philadelphia by Dr. John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, Jr.

1954 Americans take part in the first nation-wide civil defense test against atomic attack.

1982 Argentina surrenders to the United Kingdom ending the Falkland Islands War.

1995 Chechen rebels take 2,000 people hostage in a hospital in Russia.


Born on June 14

1811 Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author (Uncle Tom's Cabin).

1946 Donald Trump, New York real estate mogul.

JOTD

The boss of a mining company is trying to decide which of his 3 sons to promote, so he gives them a test...

He sits them all down and tells them: "There is bound to come a time in this company when you will hit a sudden economic crisis. When these times come you must know how to cut down on expenses and do the best you can with what budget you have. " He then proceeds to give them each 1000 dollars, and tells them that he will come back to the mine in a week, and see which of them have been able to move the most ore with the money they were given.
He returns after one week to check up on them, and approaches his oldest son.
"How much digging have you been able to do?" He asks
"3 tons of ore, father. I used 300 dollars to buy a broken digger, I then used my business contacts to find a mechanic willing to fix it for just 200 dollars if I gave his 5 kids a job. The youth is so desperate for a job this day, they will do 12 hour shifts even for an internship, and I only had to pay them 100 dollars each for a week of work"
The father pats his son proudly on the shoulder before moving on to his middle child, asking him how much mining he had been able to do as well.
"10 tons of ore, father. I used 100 dollars to run a local ad in the newspaper asking for workers, then took in 75 undocumented immigrants who all brought their own tools and shovels. They're all so afraid of being taken by immigration that they're willing to work for half minimum wage."
The father looks skeptically at his son for a while, but notices the massive piles of ore the workers are carrying out, and gives him a nod before carrying on to his youngest son.
"How much mining have you been able to do?" Asks the father
"35 tons, dad, but I didn't use any of the budget."
The father looks at him in awe, his jaw dropping "How were you able to move 35 tons of ore for free!?"
"I invited a bunch of conspiracy theorists. They just keep digging deeper and deeper thinking they're going to find something, and every time I tell them to take a break they accuse me of trying to withhold the truth from them!"