blue water massey
Well-known Member
Dec. 27
1825 1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in Englan
1831 Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which
he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution
1922 Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft
carrier to be commissioned
1968 Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the
first orbital manned mission to the Moon
Birthdays:
1773 George Cayley England, found science of aerodynamics
1822 Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist
1823 Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime
Minister of Canada
Deaths:
1900 William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman,
founded Armstrong Whitworth
1923 Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel
Tower
1972 Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister
of Canada
Thought for the day:
?The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old,
but on building the new.?
1825 1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in Englan
1831 Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which
he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution
1922 Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft
carrier to be commissioned
1968 Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the
first orbital manned mission to the Moon
Birthdays:
1773 George Cayley England, found science of aerodynamics
1822 Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist
1823 Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime
Minister of Canada
Deaths:
1900 William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman,
founded Armstrong Whitworth
1923 Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel
Tower
1972 Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister
of Canada
Thought for the day:
?The secret to change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old,
but on building the new.?