Let's start with a little history, shall we? $SPY, SPDR S&P 500 / H1 On May 24, 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus dies in what is now Frombork, Poland. The father of modern astronomy, he was the first modern European scientist to propose that Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. Prior to the publication of his major astronomical work, “Six Books Concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Orbs,” in 1543, European astronomers argued that Earth lay at the center of the universe, the view also held by most ancient philosophers and biblical writers. In addition to correctly postulating the order of the known planets, including Earth, from the sun, and estimating their orbital periods relatively accurately, Copernicus argued that Earth turned daily on its axis and that gradual shifts of this axis accounted for the changing seasons. He died the year his major work was published, saving him from the outrage of some religious leaders who later condemned his heliocentric view of the universe as heresy. Also-The Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on this night in 1935 in Major League Baseball’s first-ever night game, played courtesy of recently installed lights at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The first big league night game on this day in 1935 drew 25,000 fans, who stood by as President Roosevelt symbolically switched on the lights from Washington, D.C. To capitalize on their new evening fan base, the Reds played a night game that year against every National League team–eight games in total–and despite their lousy record of 68-85, paid attendance rose 117 percent.And-On this day in 1844, in a demonstration witnessed by members of Congress, American inventor Samuel F.B. Morse dispatches a telegraph message from the U.S. Capitol to Alfred Vail at a railroad station in Baltimore, Maryland. The message–“What Hath God Wrought?”–was telegraphed back to the Capitol a moment later by Vail. The question, taken from the Bible (Numbers 23:23), had been suggested to Morse by Annie Ellworth, the daughter of the commissioner of patents. Morse, an accomplished painter, learned of a French inventor’s idea of an electric telegraph in 1832 and then spent the next 12 years attempting to perfect a working telegraph instrument. During this period, he composed the Morse code, a set of signals that could represent language in telegraph messages, and convinced Congress to finance a Washington-to-Baltimore telegraph line. On May 24, 1844, he inaugurated the world’s first commercial telegraph line with a message that was fitting given the invention’s future effects on American life. Banning plastic straws? If it is happening in California, then it will soon happen in New York. Are plastic straws that big of a problem? Not sure what to make of Apple and self-driving cars. If this will increase the value of my Apple investment, then I guess I am for it. I really don't know enough about it. $AAPL How can there be an EpiPen shortage in this day and age? The DOJ is looking into cryptocurrencies and whether traders are manipulating the prices. Perhaps the SEC will join the investigation and perhaps Bitcoin will be removed from the Futures section where it sits along side Gold and Oil. Best wishes to the DOJ and when they are done with this investigation, they can move on to stocks that are manipulated, maybe? This is the day The Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Shock Exchange article count for the week on Seeking Alpha: 12 - Nice that an author who is correct 52% of the time and returns 0.2% on his ideas has found a home to publish his articles. Where is Jon Corzine and will MF Global look to enter the self-driving car market? Where is Marissa Mayer and will she ever get back into the game? Have a great day everyone. Stay safe, sage, and sane out there.