Good Morning *Pioneer Birthday Edition*

Rise and Shine folks

1208 King John of England opposes Innocent III on his nomination for archbishop of Canterbury.

1603 Queen Elizabeth I dies which will bring into power James VI of Scotland.

1663 Charles II of England awards land known as Carolina in North America to eight members of the nobility who assisted in his restoration.

1664 In London, Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island.

1720 The banking houses of Paris close in the wake of financial crisis.

1721 In Germany, the supremely talented Johann Sebastian Bach publishes the Six Brandenburg Concertos.

1765 Britain passes the Quartering Act, requiring the colonies to house 10,000 British troops in public and private buildings.

1862 Abolitionist Wendell Phillips speaks to a crowd about emancipation in Cincinnati, Ohio and is pelted by eggs.

1900 Mayor Van Wyck of New York breaks ground for the New York subway tunnel that will link Manhattan and Brooklyn.

1904 Vice Admiral Togo sinks seven Russian ships as the Japanese strengthen their blockade of Port Arthur.



JOTD: Three tomatoes are walkin' down the street.
Papa Tomato, Mama Tomato and Baby Tomato.
Baby Tomato starts lagging behind, and Papa Tomato gets really angry.
Goes back and squishes him and says: "Ketchup."