Monthly Archives for February 2007
Elm Farm Ollie
On February 18, 1930, a Guernsey cow from Bismarck, Missouri named Elm Farm Ollie1 became the first cow in history to fly in an airplane as part of the International Air Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri. The trip covered 72 … Continue reading
Members of the Second Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress did a few things, like draft the Articles of Association ((The Articles of Association were petitions of grievances against Great Britain by the Thirteen Colonies and a compact among them to collectively impose economic sanctions to pressure a resolution. Continue reading
The Wilhelm Gustloff
The Wilhelm Gustloff, a KdF1 cruise ship pressed into service to aide the German war effort, was preparing to leave the port of Gdynia2. Loaded with upwards of 10,000 people aboard, it was torpedoed by the Soviet submarine S-13 on … Continue reading
Bessie Coleman
Bessie Coleman, one of 10 kids that were born to George and Susan Coleman, was born on January 26, 1892, in the far east Texas town of Atlanta. George and Susan made ends meet by sharecropping, washing laundry and cooking … Continue reading