blue water massey
Well-known Member
Nov. 18
1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head
1820 US Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica
1883 American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time
zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times
1928 Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully
synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring
the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This
is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday
1963 The first push-button telephone goes into service
Birthdays:
1789 Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre developed a method of photography (the
daguerreotype)
1906 Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the Austin mini
Deaths:
1886 Chester A Arthur (21st President)
Thought for the day:
" If we were intended to talk more than we hear, we'd have two mouths and only
one ear. "
1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head
1820 US Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica
1883 American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time
zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times
1928 Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully
synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring
the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This
is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday
1963 The first push-button telephone goes into service
Birthdays:
1789 Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre developed a method of photography (the
daguerreotype)
1906 Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the Austin mini
Deaths:
1886 Chester A Arthur (21st President)
Thought for the day:
" If we were intended to talk more than we hear, we'd have two mouths and only
one ear. "