Trivia 03 Jun 2012

Jun 3, 1668
The beginning of the Bay

Gravesend England - Medart Chouart des Groseilliers 1618-1690 sets sail
on the ketch Nonsuch on a trade voyage to Hudson Bay, after convincing a
group of London merchants to back him; the trading voyage will be a
success, leading to the founding of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670.

Jun 3, 1800:
President Adams settles in new capital

John Adams, the second president of the United States, becomes the first
president to reside in Washington, D.C., when he takes up residence at
Union Tavern in Georgetown. In November he would move into the 'White
House' or Presidential mansion

Jun 3, 1965:
An American walks in space

One hundred and 20 miles above the earth, Major Edward H. White II opens
the hatch of the Gemini 4 and steps out of the capsule, becoming the
first American astronaut to walk in space. Attached to the craft by a
25-foot tether and controlling his movements with a hand-held oxygen
jet-propulsion gun, White remained outside the capsule for just over 20
minutes. As a space walker, White had been preceded by Soviet cosmonaut
Aleksei A. Leonov, who on March 18, 1965, was the first man ever to walk
in space.

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Thought of the Day

Abve all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat
is himself afraid of you at that very moment.
Andre Maurois (1885 - 1967)

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Question of the Day

What bird, extinct by 1681, was named for the Portuguese word for "stupid"?

Yesterdays Question

What cousin to the camel is used in pats of the U.S. to protect sheep
from coyotes and stray dogs?

Answer

The Llama