This Day in History July 12

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July 12

1859 Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass
1862 The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress
1874 Ontario Agricultural College founded
1948 1st jets to fly across the Atlantic (6 RAF de Havilland Vampires)

Birthdays:

1854 George Eastman Waterville NY, invented Kodak camera
1864 George Washington Carver, reputation is based on his research into and promotion of alternative
crops to cotton, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes

Deaths:

1910 Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited
1934 Ole Evinrude, Norwegian-American inventor and businessman,builder of outboard motors

Thought for the day:

" The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion. "
 

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