blue water massey
Well-known Member
Jan. 16
1777 Vermont declares independence from NY
1870 Virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War
1883 The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed
1909 Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole
1919 Temperance movement: The United States ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition in the United States one year after ratification
Birthdays:
1853 Andr? Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin Tyre Company
1917 Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr.
Deaths:
2010 Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell
2013 Andr? Cassagnes, French technician and toy maker, created the Etch A Sketch
Thought for the day:
" Fame is proof that people are gullible. "
1777 Vermont declares independence from NY
1870 Virginia becomes 8th state re-admitted to US after Civil War
1883 The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is passed
1909 Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole
1919 Temperance movement: The United States ratifies the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorizing Prohibition in the United States one year after ratification
Birthdays:
1853 Andr? Michelin, French businessman, co-founded the Michelin Tyre Company
1917 Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr.
Deaths:
2010 Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell
2013 Andr? Cassagnes, French technician and toy maker, created the Etch A Sketch
Thought for the day:
" Fame is proof that people are gullible. "
