August 29, Friday- On this day in history: In 1758, The first American Indian reservation was established at Indian Mills, New Jersey. An Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of Interiors Bureau of Indian Affairs: In 1869, The Mount Washington Cog Railway (New Hampshire) opened, making it the worlds first rack railway: In 1885, Gottlieb Daimier received a patent for the worlds first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen: In 1898, The Goodyear Tire Company was founded: In 1922, The first radio advertisement was broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City: In 1924, Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones) , singer/pianist, was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama: In 1958, Michel Jackson, singer/songwriter/producer/dancer/actor. was born in Gary, Indiana: In 1976, Jimmy Reed, blues musician/songwriter, a native of Dunleith, Mississippi, died in Oakland, California at the age of 50: In 1987, Archie Campbell, comedian/writer (Hee Haw), a native of Bull Gap, Tennessee, died in Knoxville, Tennessee at the age of 72: In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the Gulf Coast ( Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida). An estimated 1836 people were killed and damages were in excess of $108. billion: and In 2011, David Honeyboy Edwards, Delta blues singer/guitarist, a native of Shaw, Mississippi, died in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 96. The thought of the day, Dont find fault, find a remedy. Henry Ford. Be safe and have a great and Blessed Friday.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:48:03 +0000
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