blue water massey
Well-known Member
June 24
1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast
1930 1st radar detection of planes, Anacostia DC
1949 "Hopalong Cassidy" becomes 1st network western
1981 The Humber Bridge is opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years
Birthdays
1771 E I Du Pont France, chemist/scientist (Du Pont)
1788 Thomas Blanchard, American inventor
1839 Gustavus Franklin Swift founded Swift & Co
Deaths
1908 Grover Cleveland 22nd & 24th Pres, dies in Princeton
1987 Jackie Gleason actor (Honeymooners)
Thought for the day
" The wise shepherd never trusts his flock to a smiling wolf. "
1817 1st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast
1930 1st radar detection of planes, Anacostia DC
1949 "Hopalong Cassidy" becomes 1st network western
1981 The Humber Bridge is opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge for 17 years
Birthdays
1771 E I Du Pont France, chemist/scientist (Du Pont)
1788 Thomas Blanchard, American inventor
1839 Gustavus Franklin Swift founded Swift & Co
Deaths
1908 Grover Cleveland 22nd & 24th Pres, dies in Princeton
1987 Jackie Gleason actor (Honeymooners)
Thought for the day
" The wise shepherd never trusts his flock to a smiling wolf. "
