1889: At noon, by federal decree, white settlers were allowed into Indian Territory, sparking a land rush involving tens of thousands in what became Oklahoma Territory.
1724: German philosopher Immanuel Kant was born in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia).
1370: Construction began on the Bastille, the medieval fortress that came to symbolize French despotism.
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Saturday, April 22, 2006
Musings of Sifu H.A. Diop 04.22.06
"Center and focus on your spiritual path and not on material excess or gain
as a knowledgeable, spiritual being."
▪ Rev. K.A. Sahure ▪
Friday, April 21, 2006
Today in History 04.21.06
James Starley
born April 21, 1830, Albourne, Sussex, Eng.
died June 17, 1881, Coventry, Warwickshire
British inventor and father of the bicycle industry.
In 1855 Starley moved to London, where he was employed in the manufacture of sewing machines, and two years later he moved to Coventry, where he became managing foreman at the Coventry Sewing Machine Company (later the Coventry Machinists' Company Ltd.). There he invented and patented new models, and many of his features are used in modern sewing machines.
In 1868 Starley became interested in bicycle improvement. His first bicycle, the Coventry, was quickly followed by the Ariel (1871), notable for its use of centre pivot steering. Considered the first true bicycle by many historians, the Ariel was the immediate precursor of the high-wheel ordinary and was the standard of bicycle design for the next decade.
Starley invented and manufactured the tangentially spoked wheel, with the spokes connected to the hub at a tangent. His design was a great improvement over radially spoked wheels and is still in use. In 1876 he introduced the highly successful Coventry tricycle and the following year incorporated into it the patented use of the differential gear in conjunction with chain drive.
In 1885 Starley's nephew, John Starley, designed and manufactured the Rover, regarded as the first successful safety bicycle and the prototype of all modern bicycles.
Source:
"Starley, James." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 21 Apr. 2006 [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9069461].
born April 21, 1830, Albourne, Sussex, Eng.
died June 17, 1881, Coventry, Warwickshire
British inventor and father of the bicycle industry.
In 1855 Starley moved to London, where he was employed in the manufacture of sewing machines, and two years later he moved to Coventry, where he became managing foreman at the Coventry Sewing Machine Company (later the Coventry Machinists' Company Ltd.). There he invented and patented new models, and many of his features are used in modern sewing machines.
In 1868 Starley became interested in bicycle improvement. His first bicycle, the Coventry, was quickly followed by the Ariel (1871), notable for its use of centre pivot steering. Considered the first true bicycle by many historians, the Ariel was the immediate precursor of the high-wheel ordinary and was the standard of bicycle design for the next decade.
Starley invented and manufactured the tangentially spoked wheel, with the spokes connected to the hub at a tangent. His design was a great improvement over radially spoked wheels and is still in use. In 1876 he introduced the highly successful Coventry tricycle and the following year incorporated into it the patented use of the differential gear in conjunction with chain drive.
In 1885 Starley's nephew, John Starley, designed and manufactured the Rover, regarded as the first successful safety bicycle and the prototype of all modern bicycles.
Source:
"Starley, James." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 21 Apr. 2006 [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9069461].
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Musings of Sifu H.A. Diop 04.20.06
"One who lives in ignorance and has evil in his heart and soul
may be destroyed by his or her own actions."
▪ Sifu H.A. Diop ▪
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Musings of Sifu H.A. Diop 04.19.06
If a priest or priestess is no nearer to the secrets of a deity than a layperson, then he or she is no priest or priestess because neither speaks the language of the Gods and Goddesses.
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