On This Day in History...
1st lighthouse in US was lit in Boston Harbor in 1716.
The Gregorian calendar was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752.
Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814.
2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire in 1933.
Graf Zeppelin II, world's largest airship, made its maiden flight in 1938.
Ground breaking ceremony for UN world headquarters in 1948.
Western allies rearmed West Germany in 1950.
1st prefrontal lobotomy performed in Washington, DC in 1956.
Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia & Venezuela formed OPEC in 1960.
Til tomorrow...Marc It Sold!
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