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Today in History: July 5


1776 The Declaration of Independence is first printed by John Dunlop in Philadelphia.

1814 U.S. troops under Jacob Brown defeat a superior British force at Chippewa, Canada.

1832 The German government begins curtailing freedom of the press after German Democrats advocate a revolt against Austrian rule.

1863 Federal troops occupy Vicksburg, Mississippi and distribute supplies to the citizens.

1892 Andrew Beard is issued a patent for the rotary engine.

1941 German troops reach the Dnieper River in the Soviet Union.

1943 The Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history, begins.

1944 The Japanese garrison on Numfoor, New Guinea, tries to counterattack but is soon beaten back by U.S. forces.

1950 American forces engage the North Koreans for the first time at Osan, South Korea.


Born on July 5

1810 P.T. Barnum, American showman.


Joke of the Day

A married couple went to the hospital to have their baby delivered.

Upon their arrival, the doctor said he had invented a new machine that would transfer a portion of the mother’s pain to the baby’s father.
He asked if they were willing to try it out. They were both very much in favor of it.
The doctor set the pain transfer to 10%.
However, as the labor progressed, the husband felt fine and asked the doctor to go ahead and “kick it up a notch.”
The doctor then adjusted the machine to 50% pain transfer. The husband continued to feel quite well.
Since the pain transfer was obviously helping out the wife considerably, the husband encouraged the doctor to transfer ALL the pain to him.
The wife delivered a healthy baby boy with virtually no pain.
She and her husband were ecstatic.
When they got home, their neighbor was dead on the porch.