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QOTW:
If you had to recite 90% of a movie to get $100k. What movie would it be?
On This Day In History for June 28, 2023
This is the 179th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 186 days remaining in 2023.
It was on this date in 1870, that The US Congress established the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas).
June 28, 1894, Labor Day became an official US holiday
Also today in 1895, The United States Court of Private Land Claims ruled James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is “wholly fictitious and fraudulent.”
It was on this date in 1902, that The U.S. Congress passed the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal
112 years ago today, The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth, landing in Egypt
It was 97 years ago today, that Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies
On June 28, 1948, Boxer Dick Turpin beat Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era
It was on this date in 1964, that Malcolm X formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity
It was 54 years ago today, that Stonewall riots began in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement
That same date in 1997, during the Holyfield-Tyson II fight, Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield’s ear
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German chemist, Emil Erlenmeyer, born on this date in 1825.
French mathematician and academic, Henri Lebesgue was born 148 years ago today.
Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist was born on that same date in 1879.
German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Maria Goeppert Mayer was born 117 years ago today.
Also born on that same date in 1926, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, Mel Brooks.
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Frank Sherwood Rowland, born on this date in 1927.
American actor, Pat Morita was born 91 years ago today.
Born June 28, 1941, American computer scientist and academic, developed the OBJ language Joseph Goguen.
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Klaus von Klitzing is 80 today.
Born June 28, 1946, American actress and comedian Gilda Radner.
American journalist, Tom Merritt, born on this date in 1970.
South African-born American entrepreneur, Elon Musk is 52 today.
Listener Birthdays
June 29 – Martin McKeay (Accch, this is the Big 40!)
June 29 – Gilles Laurent
June 30 – Alexis Duran (ADdude)
July 4 – Mike McBride
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 28, 2023
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
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Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.
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QOTW:
If you had to recite 90% of a movie to get $100k. What movie would it be?
On This Day In History for June 28, 2023
This is the 179th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 186 days remaining in 2023.
It was on this date in 1870, that The US Congress established the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas).
June 28, 1894, Labor Day became an official US holiday
Also today in 1895, The United States Court of Private Land Claims ruled James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is “wholly fictitious and fraudulent.”
It was on this date in 1902, that The U.S. Congress passed the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal
112 years ago today, The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, fell to Earth, landing in Egypt
It was 97 years ago today, that Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies
On June 28, 1948, Boxer Dick Turpin beat Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era
It was on this date in 1964, that Malcolm X formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity
It was 54 years ago today, that Stonewall riots began in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement
That same date in 1997, during the Holyfield-Tyson II fight, Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield’s ear
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
German chemist, Emil Erlenmeyer, born on this date in 1825.
French mathematician and academic, Henri Lebesgue was born 148 years ago today.
Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist was born on that same date in 1879.
German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Maria Goeppert Mayer was born 117 years ago today.
Also born on that same date in 1926, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, Mel Brooks.
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Frank Sherwood Rowland, born on this date in 1927.
American actor, Pat Morita was born 91 years ago today.
Born June 28, 1941, American computer scientist and academic, developed the OBJ language Joseph Goguen.
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Klaus von Klitzing is 80 today.
Born June 28, 1946, American actress and comedian Gilda Radner.
American journalist, Tom Merritt, born on this date in 1970.
South African-born American entrepreneur, Elon Musk is 52 today.
Listener Birthdays
June 29 – Martin McKeay (Accch, this is the Big 40!)
June 29 – Gilles Laurent
June 30 – Alexis Duran (ADdude)
July 4 – Mike McBride
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for June 28, 2023
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our website and look for the Birthday Calendar link.
News
NASA just recycled 98% of all astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS (engineers are thrilled)
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg: Are they really going to cage fight?