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On this date in History: 1789
The first United States Congress met putting the U.S. Constitution into effect.  Where was this meeting?
a. New York City
b. Philadelphia
c. Boston
*answer at bottom of post

Born on this Date:  1877
Garrett Morgan

Who is Garrett Morgan?
a. First funeral home director to use a hearse rather than a carriage to transport the dead to their gravesite.  
b. Invented the three way traffic signal
c. Assassinated President McKinley
**answer at bottom of post


Died on this Date:  2010
Joanne Simpson

Who is Joanne Simpson?
a. Water Color Artist
b. Architect responsible for in part for the United Nations Building in NYC.
c. First woman in the USA to receive a PHD in meteorology.
***answer at bottom of post

Quote for the Day:

Song for the Day:  Any Major Dude Will Tell You ~ Steely Dan

*a. New York City 
**b. Invented the three way traffic signal
***c. First woman in the USA to receive a PHD in meteorology.

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Birthday Pick:  Michael Dell 1965

Who is Michael Dell?

a. the dude who invented the nicotine patch

b. the dude who is the security guard at the American Treasure Tour

c. the dude who started Dell Computers

*answer at the bottom of post

Died on this Date:  1871

George Taylor

One of the representatives from Pennsylvania as a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

On this Date in history ~ 1945

1945 – World War II: During the Battle of Iwo Jima, a group of United States Marines and a commonly forgotten U.S. Navy Corpsman, reach the top of Mount Suribachi on the island and are photographed raising the American flag. (source Wikipedia)

Today's Quote:

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.

Pope Paul VI

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c. the dude who started Dell Computers