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On This Day In History for August 11, 2021

This is the 223rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 142 days remaining in 2021.

It was on this date in 1858, that The Eiger in the Bernese Alps was ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren

87 years ago today, The first civilian prisoners arrived at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island

That same date in 1942, Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi

Also today in 1962, Vostok 3 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev became the first person to float in microgravity

It was also this date in 1969 that The Apollo 11 astronauts were released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.

It was 37 years ago today, while running for re-election, President Ronald Reagan while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio joked “We begin bombing in five minutes” 

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Hungarian engineer and chess player, Ottó Bláthy, born on this date in 1860.

Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer was born on that same date in 1885.

German astronomer and academic, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs was born 109 years ago today.

Alex Haley, American historian and author was born on that same date in 1921.

American businessman, founded International Data Group, Patrick Joseph McGovern was born 84 years ago today.

American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc., Steve Wozniak, born on this date in 1950.

French mathematician and academic, Pierre-Louis Lions is 65 today.

Also turning 64 today is Japanese technology entrepreneur and investor Masayoshi Son.

Also born on that same date in 1962,  English video game designer and co-founded Revolution Software, Charles Cecil.

Also turning 38 today is Australian actor Chris Hemsworth.

Listener Birthdays

11 – Steve Wozniak

11 – David Brewer (Tyrion The Imp)

13 – Christine Fiore – co-host of MegaPodTastic and Honey, You’ve *GOT* to See This!

17 – Clive Jevons, Baeumenheim German, Kevin (SusietheGeek’s son and Geek in Training)

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August  11, 2021

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