hello friends, please enjoy. November 4 1846: The first US patent is awarded to Benjamin Palmer for an artificial leg. 1862: A patent is awarded to Richard Gatling for his rapid-firing Gatling gun, although Union forces would not use the weapon until the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864. 1939: Air-conditioning makes its first appearance in an automobile, a Packard prototype, exhibited in Chicago. much love and many blessings,kathy martin

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Kathy, Thanks for the posting, you didn't tell me that you were a history buff...It is interesting how the information is logged and maintained, I want to wish you luck in the near future and that you know I would assist you in anyway necessary OK Respectfully, Manuel D.