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GordMay · 19-06-2005, 11:31

June 19

1623 ~ Blaise Pascal born
Scientist & philosopher Blaise Pascal is born at Cleremont, France - died August 19, 1662 in Paris.
Goto: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~...ns/Pascal.html

1864 ~ CSS ALABAMA SUNK OFF FRANCE
Off the coast of Cherbourg, France, the Confederate raider CSS Alabama loses a ship-to-ship duel with the USS Kearsarge and sinks to the floor of the Atlantic,
ending an illustrious career that saw some 68 Union merchant vessels destroyed
or captured by the Confederate raider.
Goto: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org12-1.htm

1936 ~ Schmelling defeats Louis
Max Schmeling knocked out Joe Louis in the 12th round of their heavyweight boxing match. The German boxer earned his victory at Yankee Stadium in New York.

1944 ~ Battle of the Philippine Sea
Known as the "Marianas Turkey Shoot," U.S. carrier-based fighters decimate the Japanese Fleet with only a minimum of losses in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

19-06-2005, 11:31	#9
GordMay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 12,576	June 19 1623 ~ Blaise Pascal born Scientist & philosopher Blaise Pascal is born at Cleremont, France - died August 19, 1662 in Paris. Goto: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~...ns/Pascal.html 1864 ~ CSS ALABAMA SUNK OFF FRANCE Off the coast of Cherbourg, France, the Confederate raider CSS Alabama loses a ship-to-ship duel with the USS Kearsarge and sinks to the floor of the Atlantic, ending an illustrious career that saw some 68 Union merchant vessels destroyed or captured by the Confederate raider. Goto: http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org12-1.htm 1936 ~ Schmelling defeats Louis Max Schmeling knocked out Joe Louis in the 12th round of their heavyweight boxing match. The German boxer earned his victory at Yankee Stadium in New York. 1944 ~ Battle of the Philippine Sea Known as the "Marianas Turkey Shoot," U.S. carrier-based fighters decimate the Japanese Fleet with only a minimum of losses in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"