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hc l nclc Sam Chronicles 1-lm- . . . ip 'W- 197b. as all of us know by now. marks the 200th ann.iversary of American independence. The philosopher-historian George Santayana warned that those of tis who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Another famous man said that while one may not always find truth in history. at least history is truth. by definition. Fortunately. it is not our task to argue the truth or falsehood of pronouncements like these. but merely to explore some of the back alleys of our past in search of...what'f Truth. beauty. meaning. the mysteries of life. ,- f- nv' .. Wt., ,,. K5 ii y jg., 'I4,g,XH!r, 1. na +1.41-Xa Xlini'xX:A i. lf: -il . ,E x f-,xx T. 'yt ' 7 :Q American history did not begin in 1776, of course. any more than Columbus discovered the place in 1492. Civilizations flourished 3 on both continents of the Western Hemisphere gr centuries before the Nina. the l'inta. and the Santa Nlaria sailed into the Caribbean. Leif Ericson showed tip around ltltltl and called the country Yinland. The first baby of European parentage was born in 1007. 'ind they eilled the kid Snorro Snorro and X his Viking parents did not stay long. 'L . Anierica w'is first used as a name in 15117. M alter the explorer -Xnierigo X espucci. Billiards it were introduced lo St. Augustine. Florida. in lfwbi, and pocket pool made it to River City. K lowa. in 1 1011. The first beer was brewed in Roanoke. Yirginia. in 1587. followed by popcorn in 1630. the sainc year that the first ral MMD salt works were built. lihe first recorded duel took place in lbll. and potatoes were A int ' rodttced to American soil the following year. llaryard college was established in 1636. and the first Swedes arrixcd in Delaware in 1635. Slavery was introduced at lainestown. Virginia in 16191 and the first corporation. the New York l-'ishing Conipany. was chartered in lbw, llic tiist known newspaper advertisement appeared in the Boston Nutt-t lmzzw' in 17111. and golf was flourishing by 1729. luly 4, 1776. Declaration of Independence signed. Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. There is no indication that .lapanese fireworks were set off to commemorate the event. There was no school that day. since it was summer. 1776. First cocktail mixed. A customer asks Betsy Flanagan. a barmaid in Elmsford. New York. for a glass of cocktails, referring to a jar of tailfeathers kept behind the bar for decoration. Betsy obliges by garnishing his drink with a feather, which also becomes the first swizzle stick. 1776. First submarine. f1l7If'I'Iit'lllI Ttlrllr' is built by David Bushnell of Saybrook. Connecticut. and propelled by a hand-turned screw. The Turtle is used successfully to affix a bomb to Admiral Howe's flagship, Eagle. February 6, 1777. France becomes first nation to recognize United States. June, 1778. Secret Service organized. Z ,- l780. Firstslave emancipated. Elizabeth Freenian freed by trial at Barrington. Massachusetts. March 1, 1780. Pennsylvania passes a law calling for the gradual abolition of slavery. October 19, 1781. Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown. September 3, 1783. American independence formally recognized by England at the Peace of Versailles. October 6, 1783. Benjainin Hanks of Litchfield, lVlassachusetls takes out a patent on the first perpetual motion machine in the United States, July 17, 1784.Thirteenyear-old Fdward Warren makes the first balloon flight in America. lidward, who returns to earth safely, is ltickier than the balloons designer. Peter Carnes. who crashes one month later. September, 1784. .lames Ramsey invents the motor boat. .MS Q. ,gi f if A19 '37 4