Thomas Paine, George Washington and Rolls-Royce-6 Tales of December 19

Thomas Paine, George Washington and Rolls-Royce-6 Tales of December 19

By Cupertino REALTOR® Michelle Carr Crowe

 “Thomas Paine, George Washington and the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost all have what in common?”

All three share an important newsworthy anniversary on December 19^th.

Are you curious to know more about Thomas Paine, George Washington and the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost?

Read on to learn more about these and other interesting tales that occurred in history on Dec. 19^th.

·         1776 – Author Thomas Paine publishes one of a series of pamphlets in The Pennsylvania Journal entitled "The American Crisis".

·         1777 – General George Washington's Continental Army goes into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

·         1924 – The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.

·         1956 – Irish-born physician John Bodkin Adams is arrested in connection with the suspicious deaths of more than 160 patients. Eventually he is convicted only of minor charges. A convicted fraudster and suspected serial killer, during the 10 years between 1946 and 1956, more than 160 of his patients died in suspicious circumstances. Of these, 132 left him money or items in their wills.

·         1972 – Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth.

·         1974 – Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

While these interesting facts about Thomas Paine, George Washington and the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost on December 19^th have nothing to do with my real estate business selling Silicon Valley homes to families in San Jose, Cupertino and Saratoga in Santa Clara County, Calif., they add fun and entertainment to life.

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Images courtesy of Michelle Carr-Crowe’s private collection, the public domain, the U.S. government or www.freedigitalphotos.net.Facts compiled from Wikipedia, Smithsonian, HistoryOrb and MentalFloss among others.

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