Good Morning *Monday Blues Edition*

Rise and Shine

1264 King Henry III is captured by his brother-in-law, Simon de Montfort, at the Battle of Lewes.

1509 At the Battle of Agnadello, the French defeat the Venitians in Northern Italy.

1610 French King Henri IV (Henri de Navarre) is assassinated by François Ravaillac, a fanatical monk.

1796 English physician Edward Jenner gives the first successful smallpox vaccination.

1804 Explorer William Clark sets off from St. Louis, Missouri.

1853 Gail Borden applies for a patent for condensed milk.

1863 Union General Nathanial Banks heads towards Port Hudson along the Mississippi River.

1897 Guglielmo Marconi sends the first communication by wireless telegraph.

1897 "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillip Sousa is performed for the first time in Philadelphia.

1935 A plebiscite in the Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.



JOTD: A guy and his wife are sitting and watching a boxing match on television. The husband sighs and complains, “This is disappointing. It only lasted for 30 seconds!” “Good,” replied his wife. “Now you know how I always feel.”