This Day in History Sept. 27

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Sept. 27

1777 Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the capital of the United States, for one day
1825 The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway,
is ceremonially opened
1908 The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
in Detroit, Michigan
1956 USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2

Birthdays:

1722 Samuel Adams American philosopher and politician

Deaths:

1870 Henry TP Comstock Canadian silver prospector
1956 Milburn Apt in X-2 rocket plane reaches 3370 kph, but, dies in crash

Thought for the day:

" Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage. "
 
Henry Ford drove the first Model T off the line up and down the street in front of the house of his former partner. The partner left Ford because he thought the Model T would never be a success. He wanted to build big expensive cars.
Richard
 

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