Good Morning *4th of July Edition*

Rise and Shine folks

1712 12 slaves are executed for starting an uprising in New York that killed nine whites.

1776 The amended Declaration of Independence, prepared by Thomas Jefferson, is approved and signed by John Hancock--President of the Continental Congress--and Charles Thomson, Congress secretary. The state of New York abstains from signing.

1817 Construction begins on the Erie Canal, to connect Lake Erie and the Hudson River.

1826 Two of America's founding fathers--Thomas Jefferson and John Adams--die.

1831 The fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, dies at the age of 73.

1845 Henry David Thoreau begins his 26-month stay at Walden Pond.

1855 Walt Whitman publishes the first edition of Leaves of Grass at his own expense.

1861 Union and Confederate forces skirmish at Harpers Ferry.

1862 Charles Dodgson first tells the story of Alice's adventures down the rabbit hole during a picnic along the Thames.

1863 The Confederate town of Vicksburg, Mississippi, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant.



JOTD: After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's License to verify my age. I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to go home and come back later.

The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt'. So I opened my shirt revealing my curly silver hair. She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof enough for me' and she processed my Social Security application.

When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my experience at the Social Security office. She said, 'You should have dropped your pants. You might have gotten disability too.'