ON THIS DAY

ON THIS DAY

On this date in 1622, Indians massacred some settlers near Jamestown, Virginia. It was their way of trying to avoid a shutout.

In 1630, strict gambling rules went into effect in Boston. It was the first attempt to try and control "March Maddeth-ness."

On this date in 1733, Joseph Priestly, nick-named the father of soft drinks, invented carbonated water.

• Yes, he was the Soda Pop.
• I would also suggest he had a major hand in the invention of the belch! He called it "One Up!"
• Yes, he earned the nickname, 'the father of soda pop', although it was never proven in court.

In 1775 that Patrick Henry made his famous speech. Not many people realize that the full version was, "Give me liberty or give me death: deal or no deal!"

George Washington planted 4000 Chestnut trees around his home way, way back in 1786. The weird part was he planted them in the living room, the family room, the kitchen.

On this date in 1840, the very first photo of the moon was taken. Up until that time, it was too shy.

In 1857, the very first department store elevator was installed in a department store. It probably would have been a more amazing thing if the store had one more than one floor.

On this date in 1882, congress outlawed polygamy, for the obvious reason -- it would be just too hard to remember that many anniversaries.

In 1894, Hockey's very first Stanley Cup game was played. In fact, I believe Stanley was even there.

German-born scientist Werner Von Braun was born back in 1912. It was his assistant, Helga, who coined the phrase: "Is that a rocket in your plans or are you just happy to see me?"

On this date in 1960, a patent was granted for the laser. It was like a beam come true.