Do Not Call

In a last ditch effort to earn your vote many Louisiana politicians will reach out to you via telephone or text message this week. Can they do that?

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1844 – Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith are murdered by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail (More info) 1898 – The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia (More info)

Have you received emails from friends lately saying that cell phone numbers are going public soon and that you'll be spammed by unwanted sales calls?  Actually, Snopes says this is NOT true.