Northern voters overwhelmingly endorsed the leadership and policies of President Abraham Lincoln when they elect him to a second term as President of the United States
Tuesday 8th November 1864 Northern voters overwhelmingly endorsed the leadership and policies of President Abraham Lincoln when they elect him to a second term as President of the United States. With his re-election, any hope for a negotiated settlement with the Confederacy vanished. One of Lincoln’s supporters was a 21 year old Henry Leland who…
James Watt (83), the principle inventor of the modern steam engine, died at Heathfield Hall, near Birmingham, England
Wednesday 25th August 1819 James Watt (83), the principle inventor of the modern steam engine, died at Heathfield Hall, near Birmingham, England. While working as an instrument maker at the University of Glasgow, Watt became interested in the technology of steam engines. He realised that contemporary engine designs wasted a great deal of energy by…