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Today in History: February 5

1556 Henry II of France and Philip of Spain sign the truce of Vaucelles.

1783 Sweden recognizes U.S. independence.

1864 Federal forces occupy Jackson, Miss.

1865 The three-day Battle of Hatcher's Run, Va., begins.

1900 The United States and Great Britain sign the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, giving the United States the right to build a canal in Nicaragua but not to fortify it.

1917 U.S. Congress nullifies President Woordrow Wilson's veto of the Immigration Act; literacy tests are required.

1918 The Soviets proclaim separation of church and state.

1922 The Reader's Digest begins publication in New York.

1922 William Larned's steel-framed tennis racquet gets its first test.

1945 American and French troops destroy German forces in the Colmar Pocket in France.

1947 The Soviet Union and Great Britain reject terms for an American trusteeship over Japanese Pacific Isles.

1952 New York adopts three-colored traffic lights.

1961 The Soviets launch Sputnik V, the heaviest satellite to date at 7.1 tons.

1971 Two Apollo 14 astronauts walk on the moon.

1972 It is reported that the United States has agreed to sell 42 F-4 Phantom jets to Israel.


Born on February 5

1723 John Witherspoon, Declaration of Independence signer.

1934 Hank Aaron, American hall of fame baseball player.

JOTD
A man gets pulled over...

Cops walks over:
Cop: Sir, you know how fast you were going?
Man: I have no idea officer, just paying attention to the road, I guess.
Wife: bullshite! You were going 90! I told you to slow down! Slow down! But noooooo!!
Man (quietly): shut the frick up
Cop: I notice your seat belt is not on either
Man: I was just reaching in my pocket to get my license and registration out, had to unbuckle to get it.
Wife: LIAR! I told you, buckle up! Make that "ding ding ding" annoyance stop. For miles!!!
Man (louder now): Bitch, Shut the frick up!
Cop: I also notice one of your headlights is out.
Man: Oh? Jeez. Must have just happened - did not even know!
Wife: Again, with your lying! How many times did I tell you to fix it? Hm??
Man (LOUD): SHUT. THE. frick. UP. count!!!!
Cop walks over to woman's side, leans down: Ma'am, I have to ask - does he always talk to you like that?
Wife: Oh no, officer. Only when he's drunk.