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Today in History.



1498
Christopher Columbus leaves on his third voyage of exploration.
1546
The Peace of Ardes ends the war between France and England.
1654
Louis XIV is crowned king of France.
1712
The Pennsylvania Assembly bans the importation of slaves.
1767
Daniel Boone sights present-day Kentucky.

1775
The United Colonies change their name to the United States.
1863
Mexico City is captured by French troops.
1900
The Boxer rebels cut the rail links between Peking and Tientsin in China.
1903
Professor Pierre Curie reveals the discovery of Polonium.
1914
The first vessel passes through the Panama Canal.

1932
Over 7,000 war veterans march on Washington, D.C., demanding their bonus pay for service in World War I.
1942
The Japanese invade Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands.
1968
In Operation Swift Saber, U.S. Marines sweep an area 10 miles northwest of Da Nang in South Vietnam.
1981
Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroy Iraq's only nuclear reactor.
1994
The Organization of African Unity formally admits South Africa as its fifty-third member.


Joke of the Day



A family's driving behind a garbage truck when a dildo flies out and thumps against the windshield.

Embarrassed, and trying to spare her young son's innocence, the mother turns around and says, "Don't worry, dear. That was just an insect."

"Wow," the boy replies. "I'm surprised it could get off the ground with a cock like that!"