blue water massey
Well-known Member
Jan. 25
1791 The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada
1799 1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont
1858 The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia
1870 Soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows
1881 Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company
Birthdays:
1783 William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive
1878 Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American engineer (who was a pioneer in radio and television development)
Thought for the day:
" While forbidden fruit may be sweeter, it spoils faster. "
1791 The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada
1799 1st US patent for a seeding machine, Eliakim Spooner, Vermont
1858 The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia
1870 Soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows
1881 Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company
Birthdays:
1783 William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive
1878 Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American engineer (who was a pioneer in radio and television development)
Thought for the day:
" While forbidden fruit may be sweeter, it spoils faster. "
