blue water massey
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July 29
1715 10 Spanish treasure galleons sunk off Florida coast by hurricane
1899 1st motorcycle race, Manhattan Beach, NY
1907 Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement
1958 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Birthdays:
1797 Daniel Drew an American businessman, steamship and railroad developer
1871 [Gregory Efimovich] Rasputin the mad Russian monk
Deaths:
1890 ? Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator
Thought for the day:
" Never despair. If you do, you work on in despair. "
1715 10 Spanish treasure galleons sunk off Florida coast by hurricane
1899 1st motorcycle race, Manhattan Beach, NY
1907 Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9, 1907, and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement
1958 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Birthdays:
1797 Daniel Drew an American businessman, steamship and railroad developer
1871 [Gregory Efimovich] Rasputin the mad Russian monk
Deaths:
1890 ? Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator
Thought for the day:
" Never despair. If you do, you work on in despair. "