blue water massey
Well-known Member
Apr. 15
1715 Uprising of Yamasse-Indians in South Carolina
1738 Bottle opener invented
1755 Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London
1783 Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War are ratified
1784 1st balloon flight in Ireland
1800 James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole
1861 Federal army (75,000 volunteers) mobilized by President Abraham Lincoln
1864 General Steeles' Union troops occupies Camden AR
1865 President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes
1877 1st telephone installed Boston-Somerville MA
1878 Harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap
1892 General Electric Company forms & is incorporated in New York
1900 An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hours
1901 1st British motorized burial
1910 William Howard Taft is 1st US President to throw out a 1st ball at a baseball game
1912 Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM in North Atlantic
1920 New Canadian small cent coin is released
1923 Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes
1927 The Great Mississippi Flood, begins
1940 British troops land at Narvik Norway
1941 1st helicopter flight of 1 hour duration, Stratford CT
1942 George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta
1945 British & Canadian troops liberate Nazi camp of Bergen-Belsen
1952 1st B-52 prototype test flight
1952 Franklin National Bank issues 1st bank credit card
1959 Fidel Castro begins US goodwill tour
1964 Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (Bridge-Tunnel measures 17.6 miles (28.4 km)
1964 The 1st Ford Mustang rolls off the show room floor, 2 days before it is set to go on sale
1969 North Korea shoots at US airplane above Japanese sea
1986 The US launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets
1715 Uprising of Yamasse-Indians in South Carolina
1738 Bottle opener invented
1755 Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London
1783 Preliminary articles of peace ending the American Revolutionary War are ratified
1784 1st balloon flight in Ireland
1800 James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole
1861 Federal army (75,000 volunteers) mobilized by President Abraham Lincoln
1864 General Steeles' Union troops occupies Camden AR
1865 President Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes
1877 1st telephone installed Boston-Somerville MA
1878 Harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap
1892 General Electric Company forms & is incorporated in New York
1900 An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hours
1901 1st British motorized burial
1910 William Howard Taft is 1st US President to throw out a 1st ball at a baseball game
1912 Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM in North Atlantic
1920 New Canadian small cent coin is released
1923 Insulin becomes generally available for use by people with diabetes
1927 The Great Mississippi Flood, begins
1940 British troops land at Narvik Norway
1941 1st helicopter flight of 1 hour duration, Stratford CT
1942 George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta
1945 British & Canadian troops liberate Nazi camp of Bergen-Belsen
1952 1st B-52 prototype test flight
1952 Franklin National Bank issues 1st bank credit card
1959 Fidel Castro begins US goodwill tour
1964 Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (Bridge-Tunnel measures 17.6 miles (28.4 km)
1964 The 1st Ford Mustang rolls off the show room floor, 2 days before it is set to go on sale
1969 North Korea shoots at US airplane above Japanese sea
1986 The US launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets
