blue water massey
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Aug. 25
1718 Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana
1875 Captain Matthew Webb became the first recorded person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours
1894 Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings
1916 The United States National Park Service is created
Birthdays:
1819 Allan Pinkerton founded Chicago detective agency
Deaths:
2012 Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut
Thought for the day:
" While forbidden fruit may be sweeter, it spoils faster. "
1718 Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana
1875 Captain Matthew Webb became the first recorded person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours
1894 Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings
1916 The United States National Park Service is created
Birthdays:
1819 Allan Pinkerton founded Chicago detective agency
Deaths:
2012 Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut
Thought for the day:
" While forbidden fruit may be sweeter, it spoils faster. "