blue water massey
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1782 Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage
1831 1st US-built locomotive to pull a passenger train makes 1st run; Mr & Mrs Pierson of Charleston SC make 1st US railroad honeymoon trip
1889 The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta
1910 Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325 ft
1919 2 million gallons of molasses "Tidal wave" Boston MA
2001 Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online
Birthdays:
1754 Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
1841 Lord Frederick Stanley presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup
Deaths:
1970 William T. Piper, American engineer and businessman, founded Piper Aircraft
Thought for the day:
" When all is said and done, too many people keep on saying and doing. "
1782 Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage
1831 1st US-built locomotive to pull a passenger train makes 1st run; Mr & Mrs Pierson of Charleston SC make 1st US railroad honeymoon trip
1889 The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta
1910 Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325 ft
1919 2 million gallons of molasses "Tidal wave" Boston MA
2001 Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online
Birthdays:
1754 Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
1841 Lord Frederick Stanley presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup
Deaths:
1970 William T. Piper, American engineer and businessman, founded Piper Aircraft
Thought for the day:
" When all is said and done, too many people keep on saying and doing. "