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Episode 733: Playing with the Speed of Light

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      On This Day In History for January 17, 2024

      This is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 349 days remaining in 2024.

      • It was on this date in 1524, that Giovanni da Verrazzano set sail westward from Madeira to find a sea route to the Pacific Ocean.
      • It was also this date in 1773 that Captain James Cook led the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.
      • It was on this date in 1912, that British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen
      • 74 years ago today, Eleven thieves stole more than $2 million from an armored car company’s offices in Boston as part of The Great Brink’s Robbery:.
      • U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warned against the accumulation of power by the “military-industrial complex” as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending on this date in 1961
      • Also on January 17, 2007, The Doomsday Clock was set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea’s nuclear testing

        • Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

        • German physician and botanist, Leonhart Fuchs, born on this date in 1501.
        • English physician, astrologer, and mathematician, Robert Fludd was born 450 years ago today.
        • American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania, Benjamin Franklin, born on this date in 1706.
        • Born January 17, 1834, German biologist, zoologist, and geneticist August Weismann.
        • Carl Laemmle, German-born American film producer, co-founded Universal Studios was born on that same date in 1867.
        • Antoni Łomnicki, the Polish mathematician and academic was born 143 years ago today.
        • American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company, Glenn L. Martin, born on this date in 1886.
        • American mob boss, Al Capone was born 125 years ago today.
        • Jewel Plummer Cobb, American biologist, cancer researcher, and academic was born on that same date in 1924.
        • English-American hairdresser and businessman, Vidal Sassoon, born on this date in 1928.
        • American actor, James Earl Jones is 93 today.
        • Born January 17, 1933, American actress, puppeteer/ventriloquist, and television host Shari Lewis.
        • American computer scientist and academic, Anita Borg was born 75 years ago today.
        • Born January 17, 1949, American actor and comedian Andy Kaufman.
        • Canadian-American actor and producer, Jim Carrey, born on this date in 1962.
        • Also turning 54 today is Russian-American animator, director, and producer of Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Sym-Bionic Titan, Hotel Transylvania, Primal, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, Genndy Tartakovsky.

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          • 22 – TAW012294
          • 23 – Kathie Luke, IL
          • 23 – Chris Moody from PodioMedia Chat
          • 23 – Keith Lane from TGGeeks
          • 24 – Cynthia Fry
          • 25 – Kreg Steppe
          • 26 – Will The Computer Guy
          • 27 – Mark in Memphis
          • 27 – Chip Burkhead from The Scotchcast
          • 29 – Sarah P. from NJ… who was born in OK, moved to VA, married Brad P, moved to NJ, and is now back in VA

            • Feb

            • 1 – Matt Baum aka Racer X, Pittsburgh PA
            • 1 – Brandon Kirkwold, MN
            • 2 – Gary Lindros – aka Gary from Jacksonville – Groundhog’s Day Rules!!!
            • 2 – Chuck Provenzano aka podlurker aka Chuck’s evil twin
            • 2 – Oreo Cookie Monster
            • 3 – Euan Campbell McGregor – Scotland, UK

              • And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 17, 2024

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                • Lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed moonshot
                • NASA Finally Rips Lid Off Stubborn Asteroid Sample
                • Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor material | Tom’s Hardware
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