1 A line owned by Gen. Armstrong ran to Laredo in the 1850s. 2  Stage Lines Through Texas As early as 1835 stagecoach operations began in Texas, and were closely tied to government mail contracts. 3  Riding The Stage in Old Texas In 1853 stagecoach lines were the main mode of travel from Texas to other parts of the country.
For nearly sixty-two years, Mount Washington, New Hampshire held the world record for the fastest wind gust ever recorded on the surface of the Earth: 231 miles per hour, recorded April 12, 1934 by Mount Washington Observatory staff.
One of Aesop 's most famous fables is called The North Wind and the Sun. The North wind plays a part in the Norwegian fable,  East of the sun and west of the moon , as the only wind capable helping a woman fly to the titular location to find her husband.he North wind plays a part in the Norwegian fable,  East of the sun and west of the moon , as the only wind capable helping a woman fly to the titular location to find her husband.