This Day in History Sept. 21

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Sept. 21

1780 American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point
1895 1st auto manufacturer opens-Duryea Motor Wagon Company
1897 The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" editorial is published in the New York Sun
1942 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight
1964 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California

Birthdays:

1756 John Loudon McAdam created macadam road surface (asphalt)
1903 Preston Tucker, American engineer and businessman, designed the Tucker Sedan

Deaths:

1776 Nathan Hale spied on British for American rebels, hanged
1961 Earle Dickson inventor (band-aid)

Thought for the day:

" Make new friends but keep the old, One is silver the other gold. "
 
Actually macadam did not include oil products. Macadam is a series of 3 layers of crushed stone starting with larger and ending up with 3/4" or 1" on the top layer. Wikipedia gives a good account of the process and the history of road building. Asphalt came about much later.
 

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