Morning Phoenix! Hope you are all enjoying your day so far. Here's some interesting tidbits to make you think (I know - it's too early, but play along).
On this date in history:
1540: King Henry VIII of England's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed and Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
1868: The 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which established the citizenship of African Americans and guaranteed due process of law, was ratified.
2002: Nine Pennsylvania coal miners were rescued after 77 hours of being trapped in a mine shaft.
Some strange laws:
Members of nine New York Indian tribes are exempt from the city's eight percent parking tax.
In the old days in Nevada a man caught beating his wife was tied to a stake for eight hours a day with a sign that read, "Wife Beater" fastened to his chest.
In Washington state, until quite recently, you could have been fined up to $500 for removing or defacing the label on a pillow.
Have fun ripping the labels off your pillows, and have a great Midnight Breed day!
