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Morning folks!


Slipped it in just in time.

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Today in History: October 26

1774
The first Continental Congress, which protested British measures and called for civil disobedience, concludes in Philadelphia.

1795
When General Paul Barras resigns his commission as head of France's Army of the Interior to become head of the Directory, his second-in-command becomes the army's commander—Napoleon Bonaparte.

1861
Pony Express (Missouri to California) ends after 19 months

1881
Three Earp brothers and Doc Holliday have a shootout with the Clantons and McLaurys at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory.

1863
International conference begins in Geneva aimed at improving medical conditions on battlefields - beginning of the Red Cross


1942
Japanese attack Guadalcanal, sinking two U.S. carriers.

1970
Gary Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury first appears.

1977
Last natural case of smallpox discovered in Merca district, Somalia. Considered the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination

1994
Israel and Jordan sign a peace treaty.

2001
The USA PATRIOT Act signed into law by Pres. George W. Bush, greatly expanding intelligence and legal agencies' ability to utilize wiretaps, records searches and surveillance.

2002
Russian Spetsnaz storm the Moscow Theatre, where Chechen terrorists had taken the audience and performers hostage three days earlier; 50 terrorists and 150 hostages die in the assault.

2020
Melbourne officials announce end to their three-month lockdown as city records no new cases of COVID-19 for 1st time since June

2020
US Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court sealing a conservative 6-3 majority

2022
European Union's tallest building completed - the Varso Tower, a supertall skyscraper in Warsaw, Poland, at 310 metres high

Today in History: Born on October 26

1854
Charles William Post, food manufacturer, creator of "Grape Nuts" and "Post Toasties."

1879
Leon Trotsky, a leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

1947
Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady of the United States (1993–2001), Senator from New York (2001–2009) and US Secretary of State (2009–2013).

1953
Keith Strickland, songwriter, musician; guitarist with The B-52s.

1967
Keith Urban, singer, songwriter, musician; "Golden Road" (2002) named biggest country hit of the decade 2000–2010 by Billboard magazine.

JOTD
My 7 year old nephew showed me with pride the "telephone" he had just made from a string and two tin cans. I pulled out my iPhone and said, "That's nice, but..."
"Look at what kids your age make in China!"

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My 7 year old nephew showed me with pride the "telephone" he had just made from a string and two tin cans. I pulled out my iPhone and said, "That's nice, but..."
"Look at what kids your age make in China!"

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I laughed

Good morning

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Thanks I hope we have turned the corner getting our Offense turned around. Hopefully we can have a chance to win it today.