blue water massey
Well-known Member
Aug. 27
1859 Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well
1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War: Possably the shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar The UK wins
Birthdays:
1882 Samuel Goldwyn pioneer film maker/producer (MGM)
1908 Lyndon B Johnson (D) 36th Pres (1963-1969)
1910 Mother Teresa [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], Yugoslavia
Deaths:
1879 Sir Rowland Hill introduced postage stamps, at 84
1958 Dr Ernest O Lawrence inventor & nuclear scientist (Cyclotron), at 57
Thought for the day:
" A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. "
1859 Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well
1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War: Possably the shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar The UK wins
Birthdays:
1882 Samuel Goldwyn pioneer film maker/producer (MGM)
1908 Lyndon B Johnson (D) 36th Pres (1963-1969)
1910 Mother Teresa [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], Yugoslavia
Deaths:
1879 Sir Rowland Hill introduced postage stamps, at 84
1958 Dr Ernest O Lawrence inventor & nuclear scientist (Cyclotron), at 57
Thought for the day:
" A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. "
