Members John81 Posted June 1, 2009 Members Share Posted June 1, 2009 Kentucky became the 15th State on June 1, 1792. Tennessee became the 16th State on June 1, 1796. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted June 4, 2009 Members Share Posted June 4, 2009 The Federal government now owns 60% of GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted June 4, 2009 Members Share Posted June 4, 2009 June 4, 1860 Iowa's "Commanche Tornado", with wind speeds estimated in excess of 300 mph, was unquestionably one of the worst experienced by early settlers, with nearly a million dollars damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted June 5, 2009 Members Share Posted June 5, 2009 St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest (1565) continuously occupied European established city in the United States. Its port is also the oldest port in the continental United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted June 6, 2009 Members Share Posted June 6, 2009 Shay's Rebellion (1786-87) was an armed uprising of poor farmers and war veterans in Massachusetts who were losing their farms and lands due to the war debt. After it was put down Thomas Jefferson wrote to a friend concerning it saying, "a little rebellion now and then is a good thing. The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted June 7, 2009 Members Share Posted June 7, 2009 Lorenzo Dow (1777-1834) was an Methodist evangelist who played an important role in the Second Great Awakening (1790-1840's). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 There are 1,189 chapters in the Bible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted June 7, 2009 Members Share Posted June 7, 2009 John R. Rice founded the Sword of the Lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 The Tasmanian Devil has the strongest bite force (5,100 psi), in relation to its size, than any other living mammal. In comparison the Lion and Great White Shark is about 600 psi, Crocodile- 2500 psi, average dog-310 psi and human being- 120 psi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted June 8, 2009 Members Share Posted June 8, 2009 My wife collects anything Taz! :Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted June 8, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 8, 2009 John R. Rice founded the Sword of the Lord. My hubby has some original editions of the early Sword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilchbla Posted June 11, 2009 Members Share Posted June 11, 2009 Botox is made up of the Botulinum bacteria which is one of the most lethal naturally occuring substances known to science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted June 11, 2009 Members Share Posted June 11, 2009 June 14th is flag day in the United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators HappyChristian Posted June 11, 2009 Administrators Share Posted June 11, 2009 Duct tape was used in WW2 as emergency repair on the battlefield. Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John81 Posted June 11, 2009 Members Share Posted June 11, 2009 Duct tape was used to successfully bring back to earth the heavily damaged Apollo 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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