When my wife was in labor, I would tell her jokes to distract her from the pain, but she didn’t seem amused.
It must have been the delivery.
First U.S. lighthouseIn 1715, The first lighthouse in America was authorized by the Boston Light Bill for construction at Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts. Boston Light, located on Little Brewster Island to mark the entrance to Boston harbour, has guided ships since its lantern was first lighted just before sunset, on 14 Sep 1716. In the 1600s, treacherous rocks caused countless loss of lives. False signal fires lit in the wrong places by "wreckers" lured ships aground to plunder. Boston Light was blown up by the British in 1776, but rebuilt in 1783 by Governor John Hancock. The lighthouse is also the last remaining manned station in the U.S. |
