blue water massey
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Dec. 15
1593 State of Holland grants patent on windmill with crankshaft
1791 The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly
1854 1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia
1933 The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol
2001 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean
Birthdays:
1832 Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower and his contribution to building the Statue of Liberty
1861 Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, co-founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company
1892 J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil
Deaths:
1878 Alfred Bird, English chemist and businessman, invented baking powder
1890 Sitting Bull Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn)
1966 Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company
Thought for the day:
" If reality wants to get in touch with me, it knows where I am. "
1593 State of Holland grants patent on windmill with crankshaft
1791 The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly
1854 1st street-cleaning machine in US 1st used in Philadelphia
1933 The Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution officially becomes effective, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment that prohibited the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol
2001 The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to stabilize it, without fixing its famous lean
Birthdays:
1832 Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower and his contribution to building the Statue of Liberty
1861 Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, co-founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company
1892 J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil
Deaths:
1878 Alfred Bird, English chemist and businessman, invented baking powder
1890 Sitting Bull Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn)
1966 Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company
Thought for the day:
" If reality wants to get in touch with me, it knows where I am. "