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Today in History:JUN 11

1184 BC Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes

1699 England, France & Netherlands agree on 2nd Extermination Treaty of Spain

1898 Spain Declares War Against the United States
1st US Marines (600) land at Guantanamo, Cuba during the Spanish–American War

1944 15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas

2021 US lobsterman survives being swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts

Today in History: Born on JUN 11

1969 Peter Dinklage (54th Birthday) 1969 American actor (Games of Thrones), born in Morristown, New Jersey

1994 Jessica Fox, Australian canoeist (Olympic gold inaugural C-1 slalom 2020; 12 x World C'ship gold), born in Marseille, France

JOTD
The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees was absent, but had not phoned in.

Needing to have an urgent work problem resolved, he dialed the employee’s home phone number and was greeted by a child’s whispered, “Hello.”

“Is your Daddy home?” he asked.

“Yes,” whispered the small voice.

“May I talk with him?”

The child whispered, “No.”

Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, “Is your Mommy there?”

“Yes.”

“May I talk with her?”

Again the small voice whispered, “No.”

Hoping there was someone with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, “Is anyone else there?”

“Yes,” whispered the child, “a policeman.”

Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee’s home, the boss asked, “May I speak with the policeman?”

“No, he’s busy,” whispered the child.

“Busy doing what?”

“Talking to Mommy and Daddy and the Fireman,” came the whispered answer.

Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, “What is that noise?”

“A helicopter,” answered the whispering voice.

“What is going on there?” demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive.

Again, whispering, the child answered, “The search team just landed a helicopter.”

Alarmed, confused, and a little frustrated, the boss asked, “What are they searching for?”

Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle…”Me!”