blue water massey
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Feb. 21
1782 US congress resolves the establishment of a US mint
1792 Congress passes Presidential Succession Act
1804 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales
1842 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC
1858 Edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston MA)
1862 Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico
1862 Confederate Constitution & Presidency are declared permanent
1864 Battle at Okolonam MS
1878 1st telephone directory (with 50 names) issued (New Haven CT)
1885 Washington Monument dedicated (Washington DC)
1903 Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington DC
1907 SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Netherlands
1915 20th Russian Army corps surrenders
1916 Battle of Verdun (WWI) begins
1922 Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia
1932 Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin
1943 German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia
1945 British Army captures Goch
1945 US 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line
1945 Japanese kamikaze planes sink the USS Bismarck and damage the USS Saratoga
1947 1st instant developing camera demonstrated in NYC, by E H Land
1948 NASCAR is incorporated
1953 F Crick & J Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule
1961 Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry test reaches 172 km
1969 1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)
1972 Richard Nixon becomes 1st US President to visit China
1974 Yugoslavia adopts constitution
1979 Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km)
1981 Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k)
1981 NASA launches Comstar D-4
1782 US congress resolves the establishment of a US mint
1792 Congress passes Presidential Succession Act
1804 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales
1842 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Washington DC
1858 Edwin T Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston MA)
1862 Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico
1862 Confederate Constitution & Presidency are declared permanent
1864 Battle at Okolonam MS
1878 1st telephone directory (with 50 names) issued (New Haven CT)
1885 Washington Monument dedicated (Washington DC)
1903 Cornerstone laid for US army war college, Washington DC
1907 SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Netherlands
1915 20th Russian Army corps surrenders
1916 Battle of Verdun (WWI) begins
1922 Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia
1932 Camera exposure meter patented, WN Goodwin
1943 German offensive at Western Dorsalgebergte Tunisia
1945 British Army captures Goch
1945 US 10th Armour division overthrows Orscholz line
1945 Japanese kamikaze planes sink the USS Bismarck and damage the USS Saratoga
1947 1st instant developing camera demonstrated in NYC, by E H Land
1948 NASCAR is incorporated
1953 F Crick & J Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule
1961 Mercury-Atlas 2 reentry test reaches 172 km
1969 1st launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)
1972 Richard Nixon becomes 1st US President to visit China
1974 Yugoslavia adopts constitution
1979 Japan launches Hakucho x-ray satellite & Corsa-B (550/580 km)
1981 Japan launches Hinotori satellite to study solar flares (580/640 k)
1981 NASA launches Comstar D-4