On January 10, 1777, Thomas Johnson, of Frederick, was named supreme commander of the Maryland Militia. On January 10, 1786, Frederick Augustus Heisley, local clockmaker, and the man who designed and built the town clock in the steeple of the German Reformed Church on West Church Street (now Trinity Chapel), announced the removal of his office to his home opposite Jacob Steiner's saddle shop. On January 10, 1912, Bloomfield Mills, owned by A. M. Swain & Company, and formally known as the Phleeger Mill, on Picnic Woods Road west of Middletown, was destroyed by a fire caused by overheated machinery. On January 10, 1975, Dr. Ross Pritchard announced his resignation as president of Hood College, effective July 31. 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 <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net