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On This Day In History for October 11, 2023

This is the 284th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 81 days remaining in 2023.

It was on this date in 1811, that The Juliana began operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor

It was also this date in 1910 that Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane

Also on October 11, 1950, CBS’s field-sequential color system for television was the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission

It was 65 years ago today, that NASA launched Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it failed to achieve a stable orbit

It was on this date in 1968, that NASA launched Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission

Also today in 1984, Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a space walk

It was on this date in 2000, that NASA launched STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission

22 years ago today, The Polaroid Corporation filed for federal bankruptcy protection

Also on October 11, 2018, Soyuz MS-10, launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffered an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

German physician and astronomer, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, born on this date in 1758.

American businessman, founder of the H. J. Heinz Company, Henry J. Heinz was born 179 years ago today.

American humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, born on this date in 1884.

Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1884.

American colonel, engineer, and astronaut, C. Gordon Fullerton, born on this date in 1936.

Also turning 77 today is American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Daryl Hall.

Luke Perry, American actor and producer was born on that same date in 1966.

Also born on that same date in 1969,  Moroccan astronomer and explorer, Merieme Chadid.

Also turning 47 today is American actress and producer Emily Deschanel.

American video game developer and composer, Toby Fox, born on this date in 1991.

Listener Birthdays

11 – Bruce Barr

13 – Jason Schwanz

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 11, 2023

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