blue water massey
Well-known Member
July 23
1829 In the US, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter
1877 1st telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed
1880 1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich
1904 Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo
1972 The US launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite
Birthdays:
1885 Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume
Deaths:
1973 Eddie Rickenbacker, American pilot and race car driver, founded Rickenbacker Motors
1885 Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States
Thought for the day:
" Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. "
1829 In the US, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter
1877 1st telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed
1880 1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Mich
1904 Ice cream cone created by Charles E Menches during La Purchase Expo
1972 The US launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite
Birthdays:
1885 Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume
Deaths:
1973 Eddie Rickenbacker, American pilot and race car driver, founded Rickenbacker Motors
1885 Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States
Thought for the day:
" Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. "