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Jennifer Van Orman
Jennifer Van Orman

Aug 15, 2021

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View of Hyde Park Corner Turnpike, Westminster, London, 1792.

Lions, and Tigers, and Pie

The frog asks to be allowed to enter the castle

Born on August 15th:

Civil engineer John Metcalf, also known as Blind Jack, was born on August 15, 1717. Blind from the age of six, he has a surprising legacy in pioneering modern road construction, along with John MacAdam and Thomas Telford.

Napoléon Bonaparte, 1769

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