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Smitty's Retired
08-28-2013, 09:13 AM
There are several sites around the internet that you can visit that gives historical references of an event that happend on the current date in a previous year. While visiting a couple of those sites this morning, here are a couple of events that were noted.

On this day in 1884 it is recorded that the first picture of a Tornado, was photographed near Howard, South Dakota.
Also on this date in 1830 the first Steam Locomotive built in America made a trial run from Baltimore to Ellicot Mills Maryland.

So if you think about it, since the steam locomotive had been around for about 50 years, this date could also possibly mark the first time An article about a Tornado had a photograph, along with someone who witnessed it, giving the account along with the quote "That Tornader, It Sounded Just Like A Train!!!":bigsmyl2:

Dale in Louisiana
08-28-2013, 09:55 AM
Good one!

I do a "Today in History" post daily on my blog: Mostly Cajun (http://mostlycajun.com)

dale in Louisiana
(doing a bit of self-promotion)

Smitty's Retired
08-28-2013, 11:52 AM
Cool blog Dale, enjoyed the Scientifically Literate quiz, even tho I only got 70%

Four-Sixty
08-28-2013, 11:59 AM
I enjoyed that one Smitty, thanks for sharing.

Beerd
08-28-2013, 02:39 PM
Cool blog Dale, enjoyed the Scientifically Literate quiz, even tho I only got 70%

I didn't do much better on the quiz, but we're still above average :bigsmyl2:
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mroliver77
08-28-2013, 03:49 PM
Funny Smitty!

mroliver77
08-28-2013, 04:54 PM
Eek! only 68%. I only made it through 8th grade! If I would have went with my "gut" on three or four wrong ones I would have done better.
J

lup
08-28-2013, 07:43 PM
Scored 80%. Not too shabby. Far from my days of study.

wgr
08-28-2013, 10:27 PM
took the test . it said dumb as a rock:oops:

MtGun44
08-28-2013, 10:29 PM
So what did they sound like before there were trains? :bigsmyl2:

Bill

Smitty's Retired
08-29-2013, 11:17 AM
So what did they sound like before there were trains? :bigsmyl2:

Bill Being as I have some Native American blood I would say .........Thunderbirds?