blue water massey
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July 11
1750 Halifax, Nova Scotia is almost completely destroyed by fire
1781 Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of the US
1798 The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War
1921 Former President of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices
Birthdays:
1767 John Quincy Adams Braintree, Mass, 6th Pres (D) (1825-1829)
1851 Millie and Christine McKoy, American conjoined twins
Deaths:
1775 Simon Boerum, American farmer and politician (He represented New York in the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775)
Holidays and observances:
World Population Day (International)
Thought for the day:
" He was a bold man that first ate an oyster. "
1750 Halifax, Nova Scotia is almost completely destroyed by fire
1781 Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of the US
1798 The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War
1921 Former President of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices
Birthdays:
1767 John Quincy Adams Braintree, Mass, 6th Pres (D) (1825-1829)
1851 Millie and Christine McKoy, American conjoined twins
Deaths:
1775 Simon Boerum, American farmer and politician (He represented New York in the Continental Congress in 1774 and 1775)
Holidays and observances:
World Population Day (International)
Thought for the day:
" He was a bold man that first ate an oyster. "