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William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-1-15
The last person to be tortured to death by official decree in England was David Tyrie on Aug. 24, 1782. A crowd estimated at 100,000 watched.
This was after the Battle of Yorktown but before the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution.
And now you know why are Founders included that thing about cruel and unusual punishment in our establishing documents.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-30-15
How slow is a snail? It takes 115 days for one to travel a mile. That’s .00036231884058 mph. That’s assuming no bathroom breaks.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-28-15
John Kendrick was an American Revolutionary War captain who when the hostilities ended became a trader in the Pacific operating out of the Sandwich Islands.
A battle there between the natives was won by the side he and the other traders supported. To celebrate, he fired a 13-gun salute.
His fellow trader gave him one in return, unfortunately, forgetting to unload one of the guns.
And so ended the career of Captain Kendrick.
William Lawrence Sr Omnbit 11-27-15
More than a quarter of the quarterbacks in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are from Western Pennsylvania.
Rev. John Robinson was the pastor of the “Pilgrim Fathers” while they were in Leiden, Netherlands before they left for the New World on the Mayflower.
His son, Isaac, would eventually be among those who would emigrate.
His great-great-great-great-great-great grandson was Wild Bill Hickok.
William Lawrence Sr Omnbit 11-24-15
Kongo Gumi, a Japanese construction company, is the world’s oldest business getting its start in 578. It was family-owned until 2006 when it was acquired by Takamatsu.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-23-15
Fanta, the fruit-based soda pop made by Coca-Cola, was invented by the Coca-Cola bottlers of Nazi Germany. It was after their plants could no longer get Coca-Cola syrup when the shooting started.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-21-15
British literary greats C.S. Lewis and Alous Huxley died within 10 minutes of each other on Nov. 22, 1963. For some reason, the deaths were barely noted in the press.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-20-15
The first iron rails were made at the Colenbrook Iron Works in England in 1767, two years before James Watt patented his steam engine.
William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 11-18-15
William Penn’s favorite sport was foot racing. His school was three miles from his home and he would often make the trip on a run. It was a 5K every day.