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From: "John Ashbury" <>
Subject: History Moment - 12-26
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 06:46:13 -0500
On December 26, 1794, a Corporation of Frederick ordinance required all
homes to keep leather buckets near their front entrances to supply water in
case of fire.
On December 26, 1839, First Lieutenant George E. Davis, Company D, 10th
Vermont Infantry, who was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for his
actions at The Battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864, was born in Dunstable,
Mass.
On December 26, 1941, William Tyler Page, who was born on Record Street in
Frederick and who was also the author of The American's Creed, set the
record of 60 years service at the United States Capitol in Washington. He
was the clerk of The House of Representatives for many years.
If anyone can add information to these History Moments,
or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day,
please contact me privately.
John W. Ashbury
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