The Brighter Side of History

The Republic of New Connecticut was proclaimed on 15 January 1777 and was renamed the Republic of Vermont on 4 June 1777. It lasted until 4 March 1791 when Vermont entered the Union. Vermont declared its independence with the territory formed from the Grants at a series of conventions - 56 delegates representing 36 towns. "These delegates by resolution declared 'That the district of territory comprehending and usually known by the name and description of the New Hampshire Grants, of right ought to be, and is hereby declared forever hereafter to be considered as a free and independent Jurisdiction or State, by the name of New Connecticut.

In 1907, the three-element vacuum tube was issued a U.S. patent to its inventor, Dr Lee de Forest as a "device for amplifying feeble electric currents - such, for example, as telephone currents." The tube was evacuated, with some remaining conducting gas molecules, and it was suggested using for the heated electrode such material as platinum, tantalum or carbon.
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The Pentagon is the world's largest office building. Despite 17.5 miles of corridors it takes a maximum of seven minutes to walk between any two points in the building.
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In 1945, his variety show "House Party" debuted on CBS Radio. By chance, Linkletter interviewed his son, Jack, on his first day of school and played their conversation on his show. "The letters came pouring in," Linkletter recalled. "People loved it. They had never heard anything like this before." The success spawned "Kids Say the Darndest Things" a favorite "House Party" segment.
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The Brooklyn Dodgers extend their 5-year lease on Ebbets Field by signing a new 3-year lease with real estate developer Marvin Kratter, who bought the field in 1953. It was only on October 30, 1956 that thehe Dodgers sold Ebbets Field. They agreed to stay until 1959, with an option to stay until 1961.
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