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Voice mail from Gary in FL
Voice mail from anonymous
Question of the week
Chuck’s responses
Kreg’s Responses
On This Day In History for January 8, 2020
This is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 358 days remaining in 2020.
It was on this date in 1790, that George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
It was also this date in 1828 that The Democratic Party of the United States is organized.
January 8, 1835, The United States national debt is zero for the only time.
It was on this date in 1889, Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the ‘Art of Applying Statistics’ — his punched card calculator.
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched on this date in 1973.
It was 39 years ago today, that A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be “perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time”.
January 8, 1982, AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions as part of the breakup of the Bell System.
It was on this date in 1994, that Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German astronomer and academic, Johannes Fabricius, born on this date in 1587.
Frank Nelson Doubleday, the American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company was born 158 years ago today.
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Walther Bothe was born 129 years ago today.
William Hartnell, the English actor was born 112 years ago today.
Born January 8, 1911, American actress, dancer, and author Gypsy Rose Lee.
German-American computer scientist and author, Joseph Weizenbaum, born on this date in 1923.
American singer, guitarist, and actor, Elvis Presley was born 85 years ago today.
American game show host and producer, Bob Eubanks is 82 today.
Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter was born on that same date in 1941.
Born January 8, 1942, English physicist and author Stephen Hawking.
Listener Birthdays (January 1-14)
03 – Thomas Gideon (The Command Line Podcast)
06 – Steve Therrien (Canada)
08 – Elvis!
09 – Lingo from the Brit & Yankee pubcast
14 – Glynne Tolar
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 8, 2020
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.
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Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.
Feedback
Voice mail from Gary in FL
Voice mail from anonymous
Question of the week
Chuck’s responses
Kreg’s Responses
On This Day In History for January 8, 2020
This is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 358 days remaining in 2020.
It was on this date in 1790, that George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
It was also this date in 1828 that The Democratic Party of the United States is organized.
January 8, 1835, The United States national debt is zero for the only time.
It was on this date in 1889, Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the ‘Art of Applying Statistics’ — his punched card calculator.
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched on this date in 1973.
It was 39 years ago today, that A local farmer reports a UFO sighting in Trans-en-Provence, France, claimed to be “perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time”.
January 8, 1982, AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions as part of the breakup of the Bell System.
It was on this date in 1994, that Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German astronomer and academic, Johannes Fabricius, born on this date in 1587.
Frank Nelson Doubleday, the American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company was born 158 years ago today.
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Walther Bothe was born 129 years ago today.
William Hartnell, the English actor was born 112 years ago today.
Born January 8, 1911, American actress, dancer, and author Gypsy Rose Lee.
German-American computer scientist and author, Joseph Weizenbaum, born on this date in 1923.
American singer, guitarist, and actor, Elvis Presley was born 85 years ago today.
American game show host and producer, Bob Eubanks is 82 today.
Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter was born on that same date in 1941.
Born January 8, 1942, English physicist and author Stephen Hawking.
Listener Birthdays (January 1-14)
03 – Thomas Gideon (The Command Line Podcast)
06 – Steve Therrien (Canada)
08 – Elvis!
09 – Lingo from the Brit & Yankee pubcast
14 – Glynne Tolar
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 8, 2020
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.
News
Astronomers Have Found an Earth-Size Planet Practically Next-Door to Us
Reporters from around the world get a look at Mars 2020 mission rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Hacks & Strange Stories
The Bizarre Science of Memory