blue water massey
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July 25
1467 The Battle of Molinella: The first battle in Italy in which firearms are used extensively
1755 British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians. Thousands of Acadians are sent to the British Colonies in America, France and England. Some later move to Louisiana, while others resettle in New Brunswick
1837 The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, between Euston and Camden Town in London
1866 ? The US Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank
1868 Wyoming becomes a US territory
Birthdays:
1840 Flora Adams Darling founded Daughters of American Revolution
Deaths:
1973 Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada
Thought for the day :
" Don't need a new religion, haven't used the old one up yet. "
1467 The Battle of Molinella: The first battle in Italy in which firearms are used extensively
1755 British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians. Thousands of Acadians are sent to the British Colonies in America, France and England. Some later move to Louisiana, while others resettle in New Brunswick
1837 The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone, between Euston and Camden Town in London
1866 ? The US Congress passes legislation authorizing the rank of General of the Army. Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first to be promoted to this rank
1868 Wyoming becomes a US territory
Birthdays:
1840 Flora Adams Darling founded Daughters of American Revolution
Deaths:
1973 Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada
Thought for the day :
" Don't need a new religion, haven't used the old one up yet. "