On July 21, 1861, Calvin Lamar, of Adamstown, was shot and killed by Samuel Webster, a Union soldier, during a quarrel over the use of a railroad handcar. On July 21, 1863, General George G. Meade's Union troops crossed the Potomac River at Berlin (Brunswick) on a pontoon bridge. On July 21, 1979, Dr. A. Austin Pearre, prominent local physician and among the founders of the county's Heart Association, died at his home on Upper College Terrace. He was born February 1, 1899. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)