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* What movie could have been much shorter if the main characters just used a little common sense? (no fair saying ‘all of them’)
* Chuck’s answers
* Technorama answers
* Kreg’s answers
On This Day In History for May 6, 2020
This is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 239 days remaining in 2020.
* It was on this date in 1835, that James Gordon Bennett, Sr. published the first issue of the New York Herald.
* 131 years ago today, The Eiffel Tower was officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
* The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people were killed on this date in 1937.
* That same date in 1940, John Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
* Also today in 1941, The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
* That same date in 1941, At California’s March Field, Bob Hope performed his first USO show.
* Also on May 6, 1949, EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, ran its first operation..
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
* French mathematician and academic, Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, born on this date in 1769.
* German engineer and author, Max Eyth was born 184 years ago today.
* Born May 6, 1848, English chemist and academic Henry Edward Armstrong.
* Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud, born on this date in 1856.
* Born May 6, 1872, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Willem de Sitter.
* Júlio César de Mello e Souza, the Brazilian mathematician and author was born 125 years ago today.
* Born May 6, 1896, Swedish physicist and academic Rolf Maximilian Sievert.
* French mathematician and academic, André Weil, born on this date in 1906.
* Born May 6, 1915, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Orson Welles.
* American physicist and astronomer, Robert H. Dicke was born 104 years ago today.
* American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Bob Seger, born on this date in 1945.
* Also born on that same date in 1961, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, George Clooney.
Listener Birthdays May 6-12
* 6 – Amber Pace (not really a listener, but a mother and a wife of listeners)
* 6 – Bill Barbour
* 6 – Steve Bickle
* 8 – Curtis Parish
* 12 – Amanda Huggenkiss
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for May 6, 2020
* If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
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* SpaceX to test Starlink “sun visor” to reduce brightness – SpaceNews.com
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Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.
Feedback
* What movie could have been much shorter if the main characters just used a little common sense? (no fair saying ‘all of them’)
* Chuck’s answers
* Technorama answers
* Kreg’s answers
On This Day In History for May 6, 2020
This is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 239 days remaining in 2020.
* It was on this date in 1835, that James Gordon Bennett, Sr. published the first issue of the New York Herald.
* 131 years ago today, The Eiffel Tower was officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
* The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people were killed on this date in 1937.
* That same date in 1940, John Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
* Also today in 1941, The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
* That same date in 1941, At California’s March Field, Bob Hope performed his first USO show.
* Also on May 6, 1949, EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, ran its first operation..
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
* French mathematician and academic, Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, born on this date in 1769.
* German engineer and author, Max Eyth was born 184 years ago today.
* Born May 6, 1848, English chemist and academic Henry Edward Armstrong.
* Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud, born on this date in 1856.
* Born May 6, 1872, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Willem de Sitter.
* Júlio César de Mello e Souza, the Brazilian mathematician and author was born 125 years ago today.
* Born May 6, 1896, Swedish physicist and academic Rolf Maximilian Sievert.
* French mathematician and academic, André Weil, born on this date in 1906.
* Born May 6, 1915, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Orson Welles.
* American physicist and astronomer, Robert H. Dicke was born 104 years ago today.
* American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Bob Seger, born on this date in 1945.
* Also born on that same date in 1961, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, George Clooney.
Listener Birthdays May 6-12
* 6 – Amber Pace (not really a listener, but a mother and a wife of listeners)
* 6 – Bill Barbour
* 6 – Steve Bickle
* 8 – Curtis Parish
* 12 – Amanda Huggenkiss
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for May 6, 2020
* If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
* This star survived a close call with a black hole. Eventually, it will become a planet – CNN
* SpaceX to test Starlink “sun visor” to reduce brightness – SpaceNews.com
* Zoom on the farm: How to meet goats over the internet | WOODTV.