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On This Day In History for November 16, 2022
This is the 320th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 45 days remaining in 2022.
It was on this date in 1855, that David Livingstone became the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe
November 16, 1904, English engineer John Ambrose Fleming received a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube)
That same date in 1914, The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opened
On November 16, 1920, Qantas, Australia’s national airline, was founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited
November 16, 1938, LSD was first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.
Also today in 1965, The Soviet Union launched the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet
It was also this date in 1973 that U.S. President Richard Nixon signed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
Also today in 1973, NASA launched Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84 day mission.
That same date in 1974, The Arecibo message was broadcast from Puerto Rico
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, born on this date in 1717.
Alexander Kolchak, the Russian admiral and explorer was born 148 years ago today.
American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter, Burgess Meredith was born 115 years ago today.
Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer was born on that same date in 1916.
Gene Amdahl, the American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer was born 100 years ago today.
Japanese video game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, born on this date in 1952.
Also born on that same date in 1977, Australian singer-songwriter and actress, Gigi Edgley.
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And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 16, 2022
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On This Day In History for November 16, 2022
This is the 320th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 45 days remaining in 2022.
It was on this date in 1855, that David Livingstone became the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe
November 16, 1904, English engineer John Ambrose Fleming received a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube)
That same date in 1914, The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opened
On November 16, 1920, Qantas, Australia’s national airline, was founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited
November 16, 1938, LSD was first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel.
Also today in 1965, The Soviet Union launched the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet
It was also this date in 1973 that U.S. President Richard Nixon signed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline.
Also today in 1973, NASA launched Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84 day mission.
That same date in 1974, The Arecibo message was broadcast from Puerto Rico
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher, Jean le Rond d’Alembert, born on this date in 1717.
Alexander Kolchak, the Russian admiral and explorer was born 148 years ago today.
American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter, Burgess Meredith was born 115 years ago today.
Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer was born on that same date in 1916.
Gene Amdahl, the American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer was born 100 years ago today.
Japanese video game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, born on this date in 1952.
Also born on that same date in 1977, Australian singer-songwriter and actress, Gigi Edgley.
Listener Birthdays
22 – Tom Posz – (from California, USA)
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 16, 2022
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
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They made a material that doesn’t exist on Earth. That’s only the start of the story.
NASA’s Successful Launch, Deployment, and Retrieval of LOFTID – An Innovative Inflatable Heat Shield
Oculus co-founder makes a VR headset that can literally kill you | Ars Technica
Hacks & Strange Stories
The Commodordian
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