Famous Firsts 1500's 1600's 1700's

Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary) 1553 --- 1st reigning queen of England.

Sofinisba Anguissola 1559 --- 1st woman artist to become gain prominence as a painter.




Anne Bradstreet 1650 --- 1st published American woman writer. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America.

Benjamin Franklin 1753 --- appointed 1st Postmaster General in America (10th August 1753).




Ann Franklin 1762 --- 1st woman to hold the title of newspaper editor, "The Newport Mercury" in Newport, RI. Great-and-then-some-Granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin.



James Cook 1773 --- 1st person to cross Antarctic Circle.





Margaret Corbin 1779 --- 1st woman to be awarded a disability pension by US Congress. She fought in the Revolutionary War.

Marquis d'Arlandes Pilatre de Rozier 1783 --- 1st humans to fly. They were airborne in a hot-air balloon for 20 minutes, in Paris, on Nov. 21.

George Washington 1789 --- 1st US President (only unanimously elected US president.)

Martha Washington 1789 --- 1st US First Lady.

William Blount 1797 --- 1st person in theUS to be impeached by the House of Representatives, the first time it even exercised this power, and was simultaneously expelled from the US Senate on July 8. He was found guilty ‘of a high misdemeanor, entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator,’ because he had been active in a plan to incite the Creek and Cherokee Indians to aid the British in conquering the Spanish territory of West Florida.

André-Jacques Garnerin 1797 --- 1st parachute jump. Dropped from about 6,500 ft. over Monceau Park in Paris in a 23-ft.-diameter parachute made of white canvas with a basket attached (Oct. 22).

Count de Grisley 1799 --- 1st magician to perform the trick of sawing a woman in half .

TakE Two. . .@ PURPLE HAZE. . . July 20, 2005

we've upcoming GIG again..!

Thought you might enjoy these dogs and their friends. They also sort of look like each other.

A friend is someone we turn to
When our spirits need a lift
















A friend is someone we treasure
For our friendship is a gift.















A friend is someone who fills our lives
With beauty, joy, and grace













And makes the world we live in
A better and happier place.











There is a miracle called friendship, that dwells in the heart. You do not know how it happens or when it gets it's start











But you know the special lift it always brings. You realize that friendship is God's most precious gift!

Who is SHINTA.?

Real Name : Shinta
Other Names: Himura Battousai, Hitokiri Battousai, Ken-san
Age : 28
Birthday : 20/06/1851
Height : 158cm
Weight : 48kg
Blood Type : AB

Weapon : Sakabatou (reverse edge sword) Broken by Seta Soujiro. Sakabatou- Shinuchi (new reverse edge sword)
Fighting Techniques : Hitenmitsurugiryu (Soaring Heaven technique)
Special Moves : Ryusousen, Doryusen, Ryutsuisen, Souryusen, Sourysen-ikazuchi, Hiryusen, Ryushousen, Ryushousen-tsumuji, Ryukansen, Kuzuryusen, Amakakeruryunohirameki

Kenshin's parents died of a cholera epidemic when he was at young age, so he was sold to someone. A year later, while travelling with these people, they were attacked by bandits. They were all were killed, except for kenshin who was saved by Seijuurou Hiko, who became his master.



Hiko changed Shinta's name to Kenshin, because he thought it sounded stronger, and taught him Hitenmitsurugiryu. When Kenshin was 13, he had a big fight with Hiko, and so left him.
A few years later, Kenshin had become a paid body guard/ assasin for the Ishinshishi clan. During the Bakumatsu No Douran, he killed so many people he got the name 'Hitokiri Battousai'. After single handedly saving the Meiji government, Kenshin came to his senses about what he was doing, and vowed never to kill again. So the most deadly Battousai was now a rurouni, (a traveller) and started travelling around Japan to aid people, to make up for all the people he killed during the Bakumatsu No Douran. After 10 years into the new Meiji era, Kenshin arrived at Tokyo, where he met a girl called Kaoru ..... and that's where the story begins....