WORLD JOKE DAY
1815 – Was born Otto von Bismarck, German chancellor (1866-90) who helped unify Germany, born in Schönhausen, Prussia
1960 - 1st weather satellite launched (TIROS 1)
1976 - Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs' parents house in Cupertino, California
2001 - Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to make same-sex marriage legal