Good Morning *Superbowl/GroundHog Day Edition

Rise and Shine folks

0962 Otto I invades Italy and is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

1032 Conrad II claims the throne of France.

1494 Columbus begins the practice of using Indians as slaves.

1571 All eight members of a Jesuit mission in Virginia are murdered by Indians who pretended to be their friends.

1626 Charles I is crowned King of England. Fierce internal struggles between the monarchy and Parliament characterized 17th century English politics.


1848 The Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo formally ends the Mexican War.

1865 Confederate raider William Quantrill and his bushwackers rob citizens, burn a railroad depot and steal horses from Midway, Kentucky.

1870 The press agencies Havas, Reuter and Wolff sign an agreement whereby between them they can cover the whole world.

1876 The National Baseball League is founded with eight teams.

1900 Six cities, Boston, Detroit, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Chicago and St. Louis agree to form baseball's American League.



JOTD: A guy spots a sign outside a house that reads “Talking Dog for Sale.” Intrigued, he walks in.

“So what have you done with your life?” he asks the dog.

“I’ve led a very full life,” says the dog. “I lived in the Alps rescuing avalanche victims. Then I served my country in Iraq. And now I spend my days reading to the residents of a retirement home.”

The guy is flabbergasted. He asks the dog’s owner, “Why on earth would you want to get rid of an incredible dog like that?”

The owner says, “Because he’s a liar! He never did any of that!”