|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:21 pm
Fact for April 24 - 1833 Patent granted for 1st soda fountain
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 8:32 pm
On May 5th 1821
Napoleon Bonaparte died on the island of St. Helena.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 10:54 am
May 6, 1937 – The German zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during an attempt to dock at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 2:17 pm
Did you know Hindenburg was also the name of the German Fuhrer before Hitler?
Cats sleep around 18 hours a day.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:37 pm
may 6th 1954
British athlete Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes (3:59:4).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 6:59 am
May 7th 1915
World War I Lusitania Sunk By Torpedo 7th May 1915 : A German torpedo sinks the British Ocean liner Lusitania off the Irish coast, killing nearly 1,200 people.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 10:21 am
May 7, 1718 – The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 7:10 pm
May 8th 1877
The first Westminister Dog Show was held.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:55 pm
May 9, 1887 – Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 8:49 am
There is a city named Unalaska in Alaska.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mind-boggling Abomination
|
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 12:13 pm
★
I'm wearing only EIs, REIs, and one REI recolor right now.
★
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 6:26 am
25 May 1953 – Nuclear testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conduct their first and only nuclear artillery test. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 9:46 am
In early Hollywood, directors used cigarette smoke to add atmosphere, mystery, and sensuousness to their films.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 10:07 am
More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 10:26 am
August 13th is “Left-Hander’s Day.” Launched in 1992, this yearly event celebrates left-handedness and raises awareness of the difficulties and frustrations left-handers experience every day in a world designed for right-handers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
