blue water massey
Well-known Member
July 22
1706 The Acts of Union 1707 are agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed by each countries' Parliaments, led to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain
1587 2nd English colony established on Roanoke Island off NC
1894 The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lema?tre driving his 3 hp petrol engined Peugeot
1933 Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York, NY, completing the first solo flight around the world in 7 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes
Birthdays:
1844 Rev William Archibald Spooner London, invented "spoonerisms"
1908 Amy Vanderbilt authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)
Deaths:
1869 John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge
1915 Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time
1932 Reginald Fessenden, Canadian inventor and academic(patents in radio, sonar and TV)
Thought for the day:
" The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up. "
1706 The Acts of Union 1707 are agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed by each countries' Parliaments, led to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain
1587 2nd English colony established on Roanoke Island off NC
1894 The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lema?tre driving his 3 hp petrol engined Peugeot
1933 Aviator Wiley Post returns to Floyd Bennett Field in New York, NY, completing the first solo flight around the world in 7 days, 18 hours and 49 minutes
Birthdays:
1844 Rev William Archibald Spooner London, invented "spoonerisms"
1908 Amy Vanderbilt authority on etiquette (Complete Book of Etiquette)
Deaths:
1869 John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge
1915 Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time
1932 Reginald Fessenden, Canadian inventor and academic(patents in radio, sonar and TV)
Thought for the day:
" The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up. "