March 27, 2023
QUOTE
Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble.
--Henry Royce
BIRTHDAYS
1844 – Adolphus Greely, General and polar explorer, Medal of Honor recipient
1845 – Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1863 – Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited
IN MEMORY
1945 – Vincent Hugo Bendix, Engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation
1992 – James E. Webb, Colonel and politician
2002 – Dudley Moore, English actor
IN ON THIS DAY
1794 – The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
1814 – In central Alabama, Forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
1886 – Geronimo surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
1915 – Typhoid Mary is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
1975 – Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins.