Good Morning Thread *Work Flow Edition*

Rise and Shine folks

1776 The Declaration of Independence is first printed by John Dunlop in Philadelphia.

1806 A Spanish army repels the British during their attempt to retake Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1814 U.S. troops under Jacob Brown defeat a superior British force at Chippewa, Canada.

1832 The German government begins curtailing freedom of the press after German Democrats advocate a revolt against Austrian rule.

1839 British naval forces bombard Dingai on Zhoushan Island in China and occupy it.

1863 Federal troops occupy Vicksburg, Mississippi and distribute supplies to the citizens.

1892 Andrew Beard is issued a patent for the rotary engine.

1940 Marshal Henri Petain's Vichy government breaks off diplomatic relations with Great Britain.

1941 German troops reach the Dnieper River in the Soviet Union.

1943 The Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history, begins.



JOTD: My wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror. She was not happy with what she saw and said to me,"I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.'

I replied, "Your eyesight's damn near perfect."