1550 John White, the governor of the Colony of Roanoke, returns from a supply-trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
1587 Virginia Dare became the first child of English parents born in America
1774 Meriweather Lewis was born
1834 Mount Vesuvius erupts again
1909 Tokyo mayor Yukio Ozaki presents USA with 2,000 cherry trees; President Taft decides to plant near the Potomac River
1920 19th Amendment to Constitution passed guaranteeing women's suffage
1930 Eastern Airlines begins passenger service
1937 Robert Redford born.
1938 DOW Industrial Average closed 152
1938 FDR dedicates the Thousand Island Bridge connecting Canada and USA.
1938 Bobby H Braswell born.
1947 Hewitt-Packard is incorporated
1961 The building of the concrete Berlin Wall is started.
1964 South Africa banned from Olympic Games because of apartheid policies
1973 Hank Aaron record 1378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musical
1982 Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance
Happpppy Birthday to you, Uncle Bobby. Wish you & Aunt Jenny good health & pleasant life. Love you folks forever. Have great fun.
ReplyDeleteUncle Bobby, you're as handsome and gentle as Robert Redford yet you're younger than him. Love you.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday dad!!! what a great post! have fun at the museums! ❤
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