ms_dior_cherie | April 8, 2008 6:12 amIt has been quite some time since I posted in this group. I apologize for any of you who have missed the activity.
Here is what happened today, April 8th, in history.Read More
ms_dior_cherie | March 25, 2008 5:36 am1901 The Mercedes is introduced by Daimler at the five-day "Week of Nice" in Nice, France.
1915 The first submarine disaster in history occurs when a U.S. F-4 sinks off the Hawaiian coast.Read More
ms_dior_cherie | March 12, 2008 8:02 am1789 The United States Post Office is established.
1894 Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time.
1912 The Girl Scout organization was founded.Read More
ms_dior_cherie | March 10, 2008 6:03 am1496 Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere when he left Hispaniola for Spain.
1785 Thomas Jefferson was appointed minister to France. He succeeded Benjamin Franklin.Read More
ms_dior_cherie | February 27, 2008 6:03 amBeen a few days since I posted in here, my apologies on that.
1801 Washington D.C. is placed under congressional jurisdiction.Read More
ms_dior_cherie | February 21, 2008 6:07 am1855 The Washington Monument was officially dedicated in Washington, D.C. The monument, however, was not completed for another 33 years.
1866 Lucy B.Read More
ms_dior_cherie | February 20, 2008 8:09 am1725 The first known Indian scalping by white men was reported in the New Hampshire colony.
1792 A permanent Postal Service is established when President George Washington signs the Postal Service Act.
1872 The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened in New York City.Read More
ms_dior_cherie | February 19, 2008 8:51 am1807 Former U.S. vice president Aaron Burr is arrested in Alabama for treason. Despite later being acquitted, public opinion will force him to live out the remainder of his life in privacy.Read More
ms_dior_cherie | February 14, 2008 5:33 am1849 The first photograph of a U.S. President was taken by Matthew Brady in New York City. President James Polk was the subject of the picture.Read More
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