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Rise and Shine folks

1347 Six burghers of the surrounded French city of Calais surrender to Edward III of England in hopes of relieving the siege.

1492 Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on his voyage to the new world.

1546 French printer Etienne Dolet, accused of heresy, blasphemy and sedition, is hanged and burned at the stake for printing reformist literature.

1553 Mary Tudor, the new Queen of England, enters London.

1610 Henry Hudson of England discovers a great bay on the east coast of Canada and names it for himself.

1692 French forces under Marshal Luxembourg defeat the English at the Battle of Steenkerque in the Netherlands.

1805 Muhammad Ali becomes the new ruler of Egypt.

1807 The trial of Aaron Burr begins. He is accused of plotting the secession of New England.

1864 Federal gunboats attack but do not capture Fort Gains, at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama.

1882 Congress passes the Immigration Act, banning Chinese immigration for ten years.



JOTD: A very drunk man in a bar orders another scotch. The bartender says, "You're too drunk, Joe, go home.

Joe says, "Fine, I'll take my business elsewhere," and walks out.

A few minutes later he walks back in and says, "I'll have a scotch."

The bartender says, "Joe, I told you. You're too drunk. Go home."

Joe says, "Fine, I'll take my business elsewhere," and walks out.

A few minutes later he walks back in and says, "I'll have a scotch."

The bartender says, "Joe, for the last time. You're too drunk. Go home."

Joe says, "Fine, I'll take my business elsewhere," and walks out.

A few minutes later he walks back in, stops at the door, stares at the bartender and says, "God damn it! How many bars do you work at?"