This Day in History July 18

[blue water massey]

July 18

1853 1st train to cross the US-Canada boundary, Portland, Me.-Montr?al, PQ
1914 The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time
1932 US & Canada signed a treaty to develop St Lawrence Seaway

Birthdays:

1890 Charles Wilson Pres of General Motors (1940-53)/Sec of Def (1953-57)
1913 Red Skelton comedian (Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader)
1921 John Glenn, American colonel, astronaut, and politician

Deaths:

1892 Thomas Cook, English travel agent, founded the Thomas Cook Group

Thought for the day:

" The greatest programming project of all took six days; on the seventh day the programmer rested. "

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 00:48:17 07/18/16) July 18

1853 1st train to cross the US-Canada boundary, Portland, Me.-Montr?al, PQ
1914 The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time
1932 US & Canada signed a treaty to develop St Lawrence Seaway

Birthdays:

1890 Charles Wilson Pres of General Motors (1940-53)/Sec of Def (1953-57)
1913 Red Skelton comedian (Clem Kadiddlehopper, Freddie the Freeloader)
1921 John Glenn, American colonel, astronaut, and politician

Deaths:

1892 Thomas Cook, English travel agent, founded the Thomas Cook Group

Thought for the day:

" The greatest programming project of all took six days; on the seventh day the programmer rested. "

.......& 52 years ago, I got married .... still with her.

 

[BigDanT]

Congratulations to you and your bride JMOR.

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 07:28:11 07/18/16) Congratulations to you and your bride JMOR.

hank you, BigDanT

 

[blue water massey]

Happy Anniversary
52 yrs is quite impressive for sure