|
|
Post by sandipaws on Apr 19, 2022 10:44:27 GMT -5
Who Knew???
On April 19th, National North Dakota Day recognizes the Peace Garden State.
Long before Lewis and Clark traveled up the Missouri River, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara arrived in North Dakota.
During the Corps of Discovery, the team camped at Fort Mandan along the Missouri River for the winter.
Here, their translators, Sacagawea and Charbonneau, joined the expedition. Sacagawea would also give birth to her son, Jean Baptiste.
|
|
|
|
Post by MidnightSun on Apr 20, 2022 2:27:21 GMT -5
A Woman Convicted of the Death Penalty by hanging was Released When She Survived. Edinburgh local woman Margaret Dickinson was hung in 1736 for killing her baby after it was born. After her body was tossed onto a cart to be taken away, she awoke and, since Scots Law prohibited punishment being meted out twice, she was free to go. There is now a pub in the Grassmarket (a historic market place and an event space in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland) named Maggie Dickson's near where she was 'hanged'.
Who knew?
|
|
|
|
Post by johnmori on Apr 20, 2022 5:11:04 GMT -5
Who knew???
April 20, 1972
Apollo program: Apollo 16 lunar module, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the moon.
|
|
|
|
Post by BillG on Apr 20, 2022 7:14:45 GMT -5
Who Knew??? The 2021 Worlds Strongest Man is Tom Stoltman (of Great Britain) . His accomplishments, done in Strongman competion are: Deadlift – 430 kg (950 lb), 18" Deadlift – 478 kg (1,054 lb), Axle Press – 190 kg (420 lb), Keg Toss – 7.50 m (24.6 ft).
|
|
soutxed
Champion Member
Posts: 5,179
|
Post by soutxed on Apr 20, 2022 8:07:59 GMT -5
April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform, leased by BP, killed 11 workers and caused a blow-out that began spewing an estimated 200 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico. (The well was finally capped nearly three months later.)
|
|
|
|
Post by sandipaws on Apr 20, 2022 10:04:28 GMT -5
Who Knew???
National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day on April 20th celebrates a sweet cake that contains pineapples and cherries.
Americans have been enjoying this springtime cake since the early 1900s when many cakes were made in cast iron skillets.
|
|
|
|
Post by MidnightSun on Apr 20, 2022 22:09:05 GMT -5
The Current U.S. Flag Was Designed by a 17-Year-Old. That would be Robert G. Heft, who created the design in 1958 as part of a school project when he anticipated Alaska and Hawaii joining the United States. After getting a B- for the assignment—"[At the time my teacher asked,] 'Why you got so many stars? You don't even know how many states we have,'" he told NPR — he wrote the White House 21 times until eventually President Eisenhower gave him a phone call and told him that his design would be made official.
Who knew?
|
|
|
|
Post by johnmori on Apr 21, 2022 6:45:37 GMT -5
Who knew???
April 21, 1972
Astronauts John Young and Charles Duke fly Apollo 16's Apollo Lunar Module to the Moon's surface, the fifth NASA Apollo Program crewed lunar landing.
|
|
|
|
Post by BillG on Apr 21, 2022 7:41:48 GMT -5
Who Knew??? The Taisun crane of China is the strongest crane that exists in the world today. It was built for Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard. It has a working load limit of over 44 million pounds or 20,000 metric tons. The amount of wire rope required to operate Taisun is just over 31 miles; allowing it to lift a maximum of 260 feet.
 
|
|
soutxed
Champion Member
Posts: 5,179
|
Post by soutxed on Apr 21, 2022 7:57:47 GMT -5
April 21, 1836, an army of Texans led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans at San Jacinto, assuring Texas independence.
|
|
|
|
Post by MidnightSun on Apr 21, 2022 23:40:18 GMT -5
Happy Earth Day! The oldest USA fast food burger chain is White Castle. The first White Castle was opened in Wichita, Kansas in 1921 by Walt A. Anderson and Billy Ingram, making it the very first fast food burger chain in the United States. At the time, Americans were still hesitant to eat ground beef because of the horrible sanitation standards exposed by Upton Sinclair in his 1906 novel “The Jungle.” Because of this, White Castle’s founders insisted the interior of their restaurants be small, completely covered in stainless steel, and staffed by workers wearing impeccably spotless uniforms.
Who knew? P.S. For the record, the first McDonald’s wouldn’t open until a full 19 years later. |
|
|
|
Post by BillG on Apr 22, 2022 5:19:06 GMT -5
Who Knew??? April 22nd is "National Earth Day".
 
|
|
|
|
Post by johnmori on Apr 22, 2022 6:08:54 GMT -5
Who knew???
April 22, 1969
British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
|
|
soutxed
Champion Member
Posts: 5,179
|
Post by soutxed on Apr 22, 2022 8:10:12 GMT -5
April 22, 1889, the Oklahoma Land Rush began at noon as thousands of homesteaders staked claims.
|
|
|
|
Post by sandipaws on Apr 22, 2022 10:39:33 GMT -5
Who Knew???
 National Donate Life Blue & Green Day, observed annually in April, encourages us to wear blue and green to raise awareness about organ donation. According to Donate Life America, nearly 124,000 people in the United States are awaiting some type of organ transplant. Organ donor registration is critical. There are many types of organ donation.
|
|
