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Rise and Shine

362 Emperor Julian issues an edict banning Christians from teaching in Syria.

1579 Sir Francis Drake claims San Francisco Bay for England.

1775 The British take Bunker Hill outside of Boston, after a costly battle.

1799 Napoleon Bonaparte incorporates Italy into his empire.

1848 Austrian General Alfred Windisch-Gratz crushes a Czech uprising in Prague.

1854 The Red Turban revolt breaks out in Guangdong, China.

1856 The Republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia.

1861 President Abraham Lincoln witnesses Dr. Thaddeus Lowe demonstrate the use of a hot-air balloon.

1863 On the way to Gettysburg, Union and Confederate forces skirmish at Point of Rocks, Maryland.

1872 George M. Hoover begins selling whiskey in Dodge City, Kansas--a town which had previously been "dry."



JOTD:A frog walks into a bank and approaches the teller, whose name plate says Patricia Whack."Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $50,000 loan to take a vacation."
Patty looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name.
"Kermit Jagger. My father is Mick Jagger. It will be fine to authorize the loan, I know your manager." Patty explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral.
"Sure, how about this," said Kermit as he produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about an inch tall, bright pink and perfectly formed. Very confused, Patty explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office.

Patty walks into the manager's office and proceeds to tell her, "There's a frog called Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $50,000, and he wants to use this as collateral." Patty holds up the tiny pink elephant. "I mean, what in the world is this?" The bank manager looks back at her and says..."It's a knickknack, Patty Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone."