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Today in History: August 25

0357 Julian Caesar defeats the Alamanni at Strasbourg in Gaul.

1765 In protest over the stamp tax, American colonists sack and burn the home of Massachusetts governor Thomas Hutchinson.

1830 The "Tom Thumb" steam locomotive runs its famous race with a horse-drawn car. The horse wins because the engine, which had been ahead, breaks down.

1921 The United States, which never ratified the Versailles Treaty ending World War I, finally signs a peace treaty with Germany.

1940 The first parachute wedding ceremony is performed by Rev. Homer Tomlinson at the New York City World's Fair for Arno Rudolphi and Ann Hayward. The minister, bride and groom, best man, maid of honor and four musicians were all suspended from parachutes.

1989 NASA scientists receive stunning photographs of Neptune and its moons from Voyager 2.


Today in History: Born on August 25

1913 Walt Kelly, cartoonist who created the comic strip "Pogo."

1930 Sean Connery, Scottish actor famous for playing the character James Bond in the Ian Flemming movie series.

1949 Gene Simmons, singer, songwriter; member of the band Kiss, one of the top-selling bands of all time.


JOTD

So was at a bar last night and saw this fat chick wearing a shirt that said, "Caution, I'm a maneater". I walked up to the girl and timidly said, "Excuse me, Miss...about your shirt."

She interrupted me before I could continue and furiously shouted, "Oh let me guess, you're here to make a comment about how I'm so fat and how I actually eat men. I can't help my weight you know. I have feelings too and your comments can really hurt."
I looked at her, confused and said,"That's actually not what I was going to say at all."
"Oh…" she replied as a smile started to come across her face. "What were you going to say?"
"That's not how you spell manatee."