June 26 1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr. - TopicsExpress



          

June 26 1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr. 1870 - The first section of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, was opened to the public. 1900 - A commission that included Dr. Walter Reed began the fight against the deadly disease yellow fever. 1917 - General John "Black Jack" Pershing arrived in France with the American Expeditionary Force. 1948 - The Berlin Airlift began as the U.S., Britain and France started ferrying supplies to the isolated western sector of Berlin. 1979 - Muhammad Ali, at 37 years old, announced that he was retiring as world heavyweight boxing champion.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:22:47 +0000

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