I have seen the word "heresy" so often used here in various forums that NazNet came to mind when I read the following:
1553 - Michael Servetus. who discovered the pulmonary circulation of blood, is burned for heresy in Switzerland.
On a lighter note:
1891 - D. B. Downing, inventor, is awarded a patent for the street letter (mail) box.
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Oct 28, 1793 - Eli Whitney applies for a patent for the cotton gin.
Unbelievable! I was just getting ready to apply for that patent!Originally Posted by Wayne Paul
There's a good case to be made for the proposition that Whitney single-handedly started the Civil War. His invention of the cotton gin made large-scale production of cotton (a very labor-intensive crop) economically feasible. This, in turn, created a labor demand that was filled by a huge expanse in slavery. The South came to have an increasing stake in preservation of the institution.
At the same time, Whitney, as an arms manufacturer, developed and perfected some techniques of mass production and assembly using interchangable parts. This led to the increasing industrialization of the North. When things heated up sufficiently on both sides, the die was cast.
The North's industrial superiority assured it victory before the first shot was ever fired.
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Wayne, did you know that the Boise Chamber of Commerce recently has presented the idea that for it's size and number of patent applications Boise is the most inventive and innovative city in the nation. Undoubtedly due to to the Micron and Hewlett-Packard engineers and the spinoff ventures of subcontractors and suppliers.
Perhaps we could set a time before Christmas when you and Pearline could come over to Boise and I will take you on a tour of the residential areas nearby where those engineers try to outdo each other in outdoor Christmas decorations.
1528 ... Cabeza de Vaca discovers Texas
Oh my...I never realized that the European discoverer of Texas was name "Cow's Head." Bet he had some fights when he was a kid
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I believe Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the US on this date 150 years ago.
10-27-90- my daughter was born. Top that!
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This Day in History: 1902> A cartoon appears in the Washington Star, after President Teddy Roosevelt refused to kill a captive bear tied up for him to shoot during a hunting trip. [Steiff, a German stuffed toy company, was so inspired by this that they manufactured a stuffed bear, which they called the "Teddy Bear." It is still a big seller for the company]
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This Day in History: 1919> Captain Ross Smith becomes the first person to fly 11,500 miles from England to Australia.
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All those aviation "firsts" must have been so nerve-wracking. I can't imagine what would have been going through his head.
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How about on the day before, smithy saying to himself: "Are we there yet?"
I also admire the skill, imagination, self confidence and courage of early aviation pioneers.
This flight was one year after the end of World War I. It wasn't a "Non-stop" flight. I think arranging the support logistics was more of a challenge then the flight it self. By island hopping the flight was accomplished without the challenge of long over-water legs.
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This Day in History: 1938> The first electronic television system is patented.
BTW, the inventor was an electronics hobbyist who lived in Eastern Idaho.
This date in 1802 the United States buys the Louisiana territory from France.
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Thanks , Wayne , for posting these and the ones before . Always interesting .
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Which one, Philo T. Farnsworth's pioneer video invention or the Louisiana purchase, has exerted the most profound influence on the US. Technology pitted against geography. Hmmmm?
If you are a Native American the answer is obvious.
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This day in history 1521 - Martin Luther excommunicated.
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Noriega surrendered on this day also. 1990.
It's also Alaska's birthday.
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Here is another little know Jan 3rd anniversary.
It is the 50th anniversary of the most deadly nuclear power accident in American history. On 3 January 1961, the SL-1 reactor here in Idaho went critical; apparently a control rod was withdrawn too far during maintenance. Two men were killed immediately; a third died some hours later. Though tragic, the accident validated important safety features of light-water reactors.
I don't remember it making the news here in Idaho back in 1961. Maybe the classification of the work at the Idaho National Lab's reactor had something to do with it.
1946 - Elvis Presley receives his first guitar.
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Elvis was also born on this day, however his birth pales in comparison to my wife's birth on this day in 1964! Elvis who?
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1778 - Cook discovers Hawaii.
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1937 - Howard Hughes set transcontinental flight speed record flying from L.A. to Newark in less than 7.5 hours.
Same day- Native Hawaiians excited to learn that their island exists and is uninhabited
An equally significant day in Hawaiian cuisine/culture would be when the first can of Spam arrived.
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