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Today in History: January 24

0041 Shortly after declaring himself a god, Caligula is assassinated by two Praetorian tribunes.

1722 Czar Peter the Great caps his reforms in Russia with the "Table of Rank" which decrees a commoner can climb on merit to the highest positions.

1848 Gold is discovered by James Wilson Marshall at his partner Johann August Sutter's sawmill on the South Fork of the American River, near Coloma, California.

1903 U.S. Secretary of State John Hay and British Ambassador Herbert create a joint commission to establish the Alaskan border.

1911 U.S. Cavalry is sent to preserve the neutrality of the Rio Grande during the Mexican Civil War.

1945 A German attempt to relieve the besieged city of Budapest is finally halted by the Soviets.

1980 In a rebuff to the Soviets, the U.S. announces intentions to sell arms to China.

1982 A draft of Air Force history reports that the U.S. secretly sprayed herbicides on Laos during the Vietnam War.


Born on January 24

1712 Frederick II (the Great), King of Prussia, noted for his social reforms and leading Prussia in military victories.

Joke of the Day
Conversation between maid and owner:. (owner is a female)
Maid: I need a raise
Owner: you already have got a raise
Maid: that was 18 months ago
Owner: why do you then deserve this raise?
Maid: I am better than you in many things
Owner: ok tell me
Maid: I am better at ironing clothes than you
Owner: who told you
Maid: your husband
Owner: okay
Maid: I also am better at cooking than you
Owner: now who told you that?
Maid: your husband
Owner: okay
Maid: and I also am better than you in bed
Owner: did my husband tell you that too?
Maid: no the Gardner did.
Owner: .................
Owner: ok how much raise do you want?