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Today in History: November 15

1777 The Articles of Confederation, instituting perpetual union of the United States of America, are adopted by Congress.

1805 Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their party reach the mouth of the Columbia River, completing their trek to the Pacific.

1806 Explorer Zebulon Pike discovers the Colorado Peak that bears his name, despite the fact that he didn't climb it.

1881 The American Federation of Labor is founded.

1942 An American fleet defeats a Japanese naval force in a clash off Guadalcanal.

1957 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev asserts Soviet superiority in missiles, challenging the United States to a rocket-range shooting match.

1960 The first submarine with nuclear missiles, USS George Washington, takes to sea from Charleston, South Carolina.

1965 In the second day of combat, regiments of the 1st Cavalry Division battle on Landing Zones X-Ray against North Vietnamese forces in the Ia Drang Valley.

Born on November 15

1738 Sir William Hershel, British astronomer who discovered Uranus.

1891 Erwin Rommel, German field marshal in World War II.

JOTD
A woman get cheated by on by her husband.

Devastated, she doesn’t know how to continue to live her life.
She heard that there’s a very wise monk who lives up in a mountain, and decide to go there to consult him.
After few days of traveling, walking, climbing, she reach the top and meet the wise monk.
“I have spent my whole life with him, my youth was dedicated to support him, take care of him. And now he left me with a young women. My life is stolen, and I’m left with nothing. I don’t know what to do”.
The monk gives her a cookie and asks her to eat it. After she finishes eating, he asks: “Is the cookie delicious?”
“Yes”- she answer.
“Do you want another one?”
“Sure, please”.
The monk looked her in the eyes and said “Do you see the problem now?”
The woman thinks for a while, and then slowly speaks, “I guess human nature is greedy. You got one, then you want more, maybe a new one, bigger one. It’s never enough. And nothing lasts forever, anything is impermanence. We should be aware and not disappointed for that”.
The monk shake his head “No, I mean you are too fat, you should eat less.