COACH HUMPS HISTORY FACTS 12/18 218BC: During the Second Punic War at the Battle of Trebia, Hannibals Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Roman Republic. 1777: The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving. 1787: New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the Constitution. 1862: The first orthopedic hospital is organized in New York City. It was called the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled. 1865: The 13th Amendment abolishing slavery is ratified. 1888: The ancient Indian ruins of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde are discovered. 1892: Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker has its premiere in Saint Petersburg Russia. 1898: A new automobile speed record is set at 39 mph. 1912: The discovery of the prehistoric Piltdown Man in England is announced. It was later found to be a hoax. 1915: President Woodrow Wilson, widowed a year earlier, gets married. 1936: The first giant Panda arrives in the US from China. 1940: Adolf Hitler signs a secret directive to invade the Soviet Union. 1956: Japan joins the United Nations. 1957: The first civilian nuclear facility to generate electricity in the US goes online. 1958: The US launches the worlds first communications satellite. 1961: The Tokens start a 3 week run at #1 with The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1966: Saturns moon Epimetheus is discovered. 1971: Capitol Reef National Park in Utah is established. 1972: The US announces a series of Christmas bombings to take place over North Vietnam. 1982: Hall and Oates go to #1 with Maneater. 1997: Comedian Chris Farley is found dead at age 33. QUOTE: Imagine if trees gave off Wifi signals, We would be planting so many trees and would probably save the planet too.Too bad they only produce the oxygen we breathe DYK: Today is Free Shipping Day, Re-gifting Day, and Bake Cookies Day. FYI: The paint on the Eiffel Tower weighs as much as 10 elephants. WOULD YOU RATHER: get cash for Christmas OR get gifts for Christmas? THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.
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