Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815)
Fulton is recognized as the American pioneer of the steamboat. Although John
Ftich completed the first successful trial of a steamboat in 1787, it was Fulton
who is widely credited with developing the first commercially successful
steamboat.
Archive for November 14th, 2011
14
Nov
INVENTOR WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1765
14
Nov
PORTLAND POSTCARD ~ 1892
14
Nov
PAINTER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1840
Claude Monet (November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926)
Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, a major movement
in painting that was developed during the late 1860’s. It flourished during
the last three decades of the 19th century.
Corner of the Garden at Montgeron was created by Monet in 1877 and is one
of is his most famous paintings.
Impression: Sunrise (1872) by Monet
Self Portrait with Beret (1886)
14
Nov
SIXTH MANNED SPACE FLIGHT ON THIS DAY IN 1969
Apollo 12 was the second manned space flight in the Apollo program. It was
launched on November 14th and ended with a successful splashdown on the
24th of November. Key objectives were achieved including thirty one hours
of lunar surface activity.
Calendar
Recent Comments
- sue SASSYSUE black commented on FINAL CAMPAIGN OF THE CIVIL WAR BEGAN
(2 weeks ago) - Hans Martinolich commented on PLANE CRASH CLAIMED BANDMATES LIVES
(2 weeks ago) - ZahraHic commented on COMPANY FOUNDER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1863
(3 weeks ago) - Robbie Stinson commented on A COMEDY LEGEND HAS DIED AT AGE 94
(5 weeks ago)
-
Recent Posts
Categories
Links
Archives
© PDX RETRO 2010 | Created by Bob Karm.
Website hosted by Steve's PC Repair