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Today in History



0495
Pope Gelasius asserts that his authority is superior to Emperor Anastasius.
1568
French forces in Florida slaughter hundreds of Spanish.
1855
Macon B. Allen becomes the first African American to be admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts.
1859
France declares war on Austria.
1863
The Battle of Chancellorsville rages for a second day.

1865
President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train arrives in Springfield, Illinois.
1926
U.S. Marines land in Nicaragua.
1952
The first airplane lands at the geographic North Pole.
1968
After three days of battle, the U.S. Marines retake Dai Do complex in Vietnam, only to find the North Vietnamese have evacuated the area.
1971
James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassin, is caught in a jail break attempt.

1979
Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman prime minister of Great Britain.
1982
A British submarine sinks Argentina's only cruiser during the Falkland Islands War.




Joke of the Day.


A guy walks into a bar and says to the barman, "Give me six double vodkas."

The barman says, "Wow, you must have had one hell of a day."

"Yeah, I just found out my oldest son is gay."

The next day, the same guy comes into the bar and asks for six more double vodkas. When the bartender asks what's wrong, the man says, "I just found out that my youngest son is gay, too!"

On the third day, the guy comes into the bar and orders another six double vodkas. The bartender says, "Jesus! Doesn't anybody in your family like women?"

The man downs the first drink and shakes his head, "Yeah, my wife!"