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On this day in history
April 20th
  • 1657 Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
  • 1836 U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.
  • 1861 Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, attempting to display the value of balloons, makes record journey, flying 900 miles from Cincinnati to South Carolina.¨
  • 1902 Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride.
  • 1914 Nineteen men, women, and children participating in a strike are killed in the Ludlow Massacre during the Colorado Coalfield War.
  • 1945 Twenty Jewish children used in medical experiments at Neuengamme are killed in the basement of the Bullenhuser Damm school.
  • 1972 Apollo program: Apollo 16 lunar module, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the moon.
  • 1999 Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.
  • 2007 Johnson Space Center shooting: William Phillips with a handgun barricades himself in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas before killing a male hostage and himself.
  • 2008 Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
  • 2020 For the first time in history, oil prices drop below zero.
  • 2021 State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin: Derek Chauvin is found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd by the Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota.

It's fun time

I’m a nobody. Nobody is perfect. Therefore I’m perfect.
Build a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.
Most people are shocked when they find out how bad I am as an electrician.
A guy knocked on my door today and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool. I gave him a glass of water.
How does an octopus go into battle? Well-armed.
Pavlov walks into a bar. The phone rings, and he says, “I forgot to feed the dog.”
- Knock, knock. - Who’s there? - Fix. - Fix who? - Fix the doorbell, it’s broken!
How do celebrities stay cool? They have many fans.
Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting c– MOO!
"Why do people take an extra pair of socks when they go golfing?" "In case they get a hole in one!"
A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight live longer than the men who mention it.
Last night my girlfriend was complaining that I never listen to her… or something like that.
I’m a nobody. Nobody is perfect. Therefore I’m perfect.
Build a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.
Most people are shocked when they find out how bad I am as an electrician.
A guy knocked on my door today and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool. I gave him a glass of water.
How does an octopus go into battle? Well-armed.
Pavlov walks into a bar. The phone rings, and he says, “I forgot to feed the dog.”
- Knock, knock. - Who’s there? - Fix. - Fix who? - Fix the doorbell, it’s broken!
How do celebrities stay cool? They have many fans.
Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting c– MOO!
"Why do people take an extra pair of socks when they go golfing?" "In case they get a hole in one!"
A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight live longer than the men who mention it.
Last night my girlfriend was complaining that I never listen to her… or something like that.
I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off.
What’s the best thing about Switzerland? I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus.
- Knock, knock. - Who's there? - Cows go. - Cows go who? - No, silly. Cows go moo.
Do you ever notice that when you’re driving, anyone going slower than you is an idiot and everyone driving faster than you is a maniac?
Always remember – you’re unique. Just like everyone else.
Two blondes walk into a building… You’d think one of them would have seen it.
"What did one wall say to the other?" "I'll meet you at the corner."
"I asked my dog what's two minus two. He said nothing."
Two fish are in a tank. One says, ‘How do you drive this thing?’
What do you call an American bee? A USB!
My son got angry when I told him “Sky is the limit for you”. He wants to be an astronaut.
You know what they say about cliffhangers…
I can’t believe I got fired from the calendar factory. All I did was take a day off.
What’s the best thing about Switzerland? I don’t know, but the flag is a big plus.
- Knock, knock. - Who's there? - Cows go. - Cows go who? - No, silly. Cows go moo.
Do you ever notice that when you’re driving, anyone going slower than you is an idiot and everyone driving faster than you is a maniac?
Always remember – you’re unique. Just like everyone else.
Two blondes walk into a building… You’d think one of them would have seen it.
"What did one wall say to the other?" "I'll meet you at the corner."
"I asked my dog what's two minus two. He said nothing."
Two fish are in a tank. One says, ‘How do you drive this thing?’
What do you call an American bee? A USB!
My son got angry when I told him “Sky is the limit for you”. He wants to be an astronaut.
You know what they say about cliffhangers…
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Famous quotes

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.Maya Angelou
If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.Marilyn Monroe
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.Oscar Wilde
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.Mark Twain
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.Alfred Tennyson
Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.C.S. Lewis
Be the change that you wish to see in the world.Mahatma Gandhi
It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.Oscar Wilde
I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.Jimi Hendrix
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.Mark Twain
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.J.K. Rowling
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.Mark Twain
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.Maya Angelou
If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything.Marilyn Monroe
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.Oscar Wilde
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.Mark Twain
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.Alfred Tennyson
Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.C.S. Lewis
Be the change that you wish to see in the world.Mahatma Gandhi
It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.Oscar Wilde
I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.Jimi Hendrix
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.Mark Twain
It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.J.K. Rowling
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.Mark Twain
So many books, so little time.Frank Zappa
The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.Marilyn Monroe
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.Dr. Seuss
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.Eleanor Roosevelt
Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.Albert Einstein
If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.Albert Einstein
Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.J.K. Rowling
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.Albert Camus
Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.William Shakespeare
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.Steve Martin
I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.Woody Allen
Do one thing every day that scares you.Eleanor Roosevelt
So many books, so little time.Frank Zappa
The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.Marilyn Monroe
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.Dr. Seuss
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.Eleanor Roosevelt
Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.Albert Einstein
If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.Albert Einstein
Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.J.K. Rowling
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.Albert Camus
Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.William Shakespeare
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.Steve Martin
I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.Woody Allen
Do one thing every day that scares you.Eleanor Roosevelt
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