blue water massey
Well-known Member
Jan. 2
1788 Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution
1818 The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded
1842 1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania
1929 US & Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls
1934 1st state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania
1974 United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo
Birthdays:
1863 Lucia Zarate Mexican, was the shortest woman ever recorded at 1'8" in the 19th century
1880 Louis Breguet French aviation pioneer
Thought for the day:
" The 1st thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. "
1788 Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution
1818 The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded
1842 1st US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania
1929 US & Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls
1934 1st state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania
1974 United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo
Birthdays:
1863 Lucia Zarate Mexican, was the shortest woman ever recorded at 1'8" in the 19th century
1880 Louis Breguet French aviation pioneer
Thought for the day:
" The 1st thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. "