blue water massey
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Jan. 30
1790 The first boat specializing as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne
1835 In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United
States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails
1862 The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched
1975 The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United
States National Marine Sanctuary
Birthdays:
1882 Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of
the United States
1925 Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist, invented the computer
mouse
Deaths:
1836 Betsy Ross, American seamstress, designed the American Flag
1948 Orville Wright, American pilot and engineer, co-founded the Wright Co
1951 Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded
Porsche
Thought for the day:
?Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach"
1790 The first boat specializing as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne
1835 In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United
States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails
1862 The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched
1975 The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United
States National Marine Sanctuary
Birthdays:
1882 Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of
the United States
1925 Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist, invented the computer
mouse
Deaths:
1836 Betsy Ross, American seamstress, designed the American Flag
1948 Orville Wright, American pilot and engineer, co-founded the Wright Co
1951 Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded
Porsche
Thought for the day:
?Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach"