savethebeer Posted July 8, 2020 Report Posted July 8, 2020 You can visit the "future birthplace" of Star Trek's Captain Kirk in Riverside, Iowa. This town around an oasis in Huacachina, Peru "On February 12, 1809, two boys were born within a few hours of each other on either side of the Atlantic." Two people that changed the world - Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin A tortoise owned by Charles Darwin lived to be 175+ yrs old and ended up in the care of Steve Irwin in his Queensland based zoo. Wesley May climbing from one plane to another with a five-gallon can of gasoline strapped to his back to complete the first ever mid-air refueling, Long Beach, California, November 12, 1921 When Charlie Chaplin Entered a Chaplin Look-Alike Contest and Came in 20th Place 2 planes we will never see again, "Charlie bit my finger" and 13 years later What could go wrong when pouring concrete near a duck pond? Dan, amazingkevin, Jim McDonald and 4 others 2 2 3 Quote
jerry1939 Posted July 8, 2020 Report Posted July 8, 2020 Really interesting about the first mid-air refueling. Thanks for all of them Bob. Now if you will excuse me for a few minutes, I will delete some of mine that were the same as yours. jerry Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.