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[gpapa]

This Day in U.S. History April 3

1860 - The first Pony Express mail simultaneously leaves St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, carried by Henry Wallace riding west and John Roff riding east.

During the 1,800-mile journey, the riders changed horses dozens of times, and on April 13 the westbound packet arrived in Sacramento, beating the eastbound packet's arrival in St. Joseph by two days. Operating on a semiweekly basis for nearly two years, the route followed a pioneer trail across the present-day states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada to California, carrying mail as well as some small freight for the young Wells Fargo Company. The Pony Express Company, a private enterprise, charged $5 for every half-ounce of mail. Although short-lived and unprofitable, the mail service captivated the American imagination and helped win federal aid for a more economical overland mail service. The Pony Express also contributed to the economy of the towns on its route and served the mail-service needs of the American West in the days before the telegraph or an efficient transcontinental railroad. Pony Express mail service was discontinued in October 1861.

[Fresh Wind]

Listen here...

[fatima]

Thanks laurenmarlowe((((Hugs)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

[blam]

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
(The Shirelles)

[fatima]

Stop calling me Fati,heeheeeee

[Ingtar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV6QwTrkqb4

You might like this one Sarge.

[sushiman]

I was only 5 when it came out ...but I always loved “ Since I Don’t Have You by The Skyliners .

[Radix]

Got an interesting E-mail today.

 

May be old to many here, but it was all new to me.

 

First of a few gems..............

 

What do you say to a Muslim woman with two black eyes?

 

Nothing! You told her twice already!

[AZamericonnie]

Hahahaha! “When Penguins fly!”:)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Radix]

What do you call a first-time offender in Saudi Arabia?

 

Lefty!

[fatima]

Thanks Main Street.All great ones.

[Fresh Wind]

The Checkers-White Cliffs of Dover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i88Fp3M-UA

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good evening fatima.

Great thread.

[PROCON]

Flying penguins, huh?

I got some beach front property in Montana if yer interested!

[AZamericonnie]

Thank you for today’s history Gpapa....sometimes I think we still have pony express in AZland!:)

[Tanniker Smith]

100??

[Tanniker Smith]

100??