Archive for November, 2010

THE FASTEST FEMALE IN 1964

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It was on this date in 1964 that 29-year-old Paula Murphy of California set a female
land speed record of 226.36 MPH. PAULA-MURPHY-ARFONS_lg
The 10,000 horsepower jet car that was driven by Paula Murphy at the Bonneville
Salt Flats in Utah.
 
 
 
 

 

 

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GRACE WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1929

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Academy Award winning actress Grace Kelly became the Princess of Monaco when she married Prince Rainier lll in 1956 and retired from
acting. Grace died as the result of a stroke in 1982. She was 52.

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Grace Kelly co-starred with James Stewart in Alfred 
Hitchcock’s 1954 suspense thriller, “Rear Window”.
 

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Princess Grace and her Husband, Prince Rainier lll.

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BOOKER T. JONES IS 66 TODAY!

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Booker T. is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer/arranger. 

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THE BIRTH OF PORTLAND’S WATER SUPPLY

bull run dam before const.
This picture was taken in the 1890’s before construction  of
the dam began on the Bull Run River, a tributary of the Sandy
River located east of Portland. 

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Bull Run Damk contruction 1928
Construction of the dam began in 1928 and was completed
the following year.

Bull Run dam today
The Bull Run Dam as it looks today.

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A COPY OF THE POST ~ 1922

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