blue water massey
Well-known Member
Jan. 26
1788 The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on the continent. Commemorated as Australia Day
1837 Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state
1838 Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States
1911 Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane
Birthdays:
1880 Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient
1921 Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony
Deaths:
1891 Nikolaus Otto, German engineer, pioneer of the Internal combustion engine
1932 William Wrigley, Jr., American businessman, founded the Wrigley Company
Thought for the day:
" You're smart when you only believe half of what you hear, Wise is when you know which half to believe. "
1788 The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on the continent. Commemorated as Australia Day
1837 Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state
1838 Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States
1911 Glenn H. Curtiss flies the first successful American seaplane
Birthdays:
1880 Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient
1921 Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony
Deaths:
1891 Nikolaus Otto, German engineer, pioneer of the Internal combustion engine
1932 William Wrigley, Jr., American businessman, founded the Wrigley Company
Thought for the day:
" You're smart when you only believe half of what you hear, Wise is when you know which half to believe. "
