If I Was a Millionaire
The teacher said; "Take a pencil and paper, and write an essay with the title 'If I Were a Millionaire.'" Everyone but Joe, who leaned back with arms folded, began to write feverishly. "What's the matter," the teacher asked. "Why don't you begin?" "I'm waiting for my secretary," Joe replied.
Zugzwang
A position where one is forced to make an undesirable move
Dynasties
The last dynasty in China was the Chou.
Back in the day, today...
1513: Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland 1776: Continental Congress renames "United Colonies," "United States" 1817: Alexander Lucius Twilight, 1st African American to graduate from US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College 1839: John Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph 1850: California becomes 31st state 1850: Territories of New Mexico & Utah created 1867: Luxembourg gains independence 1908: Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va 1911: 1st airmail service (British Post Office) 1912: J Verdrines becomes 1st to fly over 100 mph (107 mph/172 kph) 1919: Boston's police force goes on strike 1942: 1st bombing on continental US soil, Mount Emily Or (WW2) 1943: Italy surrenders to the Allies 1944: Allied forces liberate Luxembourg 1945: Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies 1948: People's Democratic Republic of Korea proclaimed 1956: Elvis Presley appears on national TV for 1st time (Ed Sullivan) 1958: Pirate Roberto Clemente ties record of 3 triples in a game 1960: 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13, Boston 10) 1965: Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0) 1968: 1st US Open, held as an "open" (Arthur Ashe-wins) 1971: John Lennon releases the "Imagine" album 1977: 1st TRS-80 computer sold 1978: Balt Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto) 1979: Sid Bernstein offers $1 billion for a Beatles reunion 1982: Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight 1983: Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (the Coco2) 1986: NYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying 1987: Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59 1987: Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter
Did You Know?
Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail during America's westward expansion.
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