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Post by BillG on Jul 12, 2020 8:36:11 GMT -5
Who knew??? On July 12, 1804 Former United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies after being shot in a pistol duel by Vice President Aaron Burr.
 
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Post by soutxed on Jul 12, 2020 8:41:08 GMT -5
On this date in 1967 Race riots break out in Newark, New Jersey, killing 26 people and injuring several others.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 12, 2020 20:25:39 GMT -5
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 12, 2020 20:27:00 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 12, 2020 23:06:57 GMT -5
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
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Post by johnmori on Jul 13, 2020 5:24:18 GMT -5
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July 13, 2019
After Atlantic League-MLB partnership rule changes, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs' outfielder Tony Thomas becomes first player in professional baseball history to steal first base in 7-2 win v Lancaster Barnstormers
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Post by soutxed on Jul 13, 2020 8:10:26 GMT -5
July 13, 1937 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is founded
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Post by BillG on Jul 13, 2020 8:31:28 GMT -5
Who knew??? On July 13, 1985, “Live Aid,” an international rock concert in London, Philadelphia, Moscow and Sydney, took place to raise money for Africa's starving people.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 13, 2020 15:15:55 GMT -5
Hello MidnightSun, johnmori, soutxed, BillG!
Thanks so much for stopping, I really enjoy reading your posts!
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 13, 2020 21:28:00 GMT -5
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 13, 2020 21:33:48 GMT -5
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Alvin J. Fellows of New Haven, Connecticut made the lives of carpenters, electricians, seamstresses, and countless other tradesmen and craftsmen easier. On July 14, 1868, Fellows was granted a patent for “Improvements in Tape Measures” that created a whole new era for measurement. Enter the generation of retractable tape measures.
The first recorded use of the tape measure goes back to the Romans, utilizing marked strips of leather. Before Fellows’ patent, Englishman James Chesterman designed a steel measuring tape, but it was expensive for its time. At $17 in 1853, it was equivalent to $300 in today’s U.S. dollars. Chesterman’s big, bulky design didn’t fit in a pocket or even a toolbox. When Fellows’ patent came along, tape measures became the sliced bread of the toolbox.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 13, 2020 23:45:04 GMT -5
Would love to measure some Grand Marnier at 12:45 AM
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe.
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Post by johnmori on Jul 14, 2020 4:04:47 GMT -5
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July 14, 1960
Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her famous study of chimpanzees in the wild.
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Post by BillG on Jul 14, 2020 7:10:30 GMT -5
Who knew??? On July 14, 1789 Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.
 
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 14, 2020 20:42:29 GMT -5
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