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  • Episode 727: Podcast McPodface

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    • QOTW: What idiotic trend throughout the years can you happily say you’ve never participated in?
      • On This Day In History for October 18, 2023

      This is the 291st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 74 days remaining in 2023.

      • It was on this date in 320, that Pappus of Alexandria, Greek philosopher, observed an eclipse of the Sun and writes a commentary on The Great Astronomer (Almagest)
      • Also today in 1851, Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick was first published as The Whale by Richard Bentley of London
      • October 18, 1922, The British Broadcasting Company (later Corporation) was founded by a consortium, to establish a nationwide network of radio transmitters to provide a national broadcasting service
      • On October 18, 1945, The USSR’s nuclear program received plans for the United States plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
      • That same date in 1954, Texas Instruments announced the first transistor radio
      • The Soviet probe Venera 4 reached Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet on this date in 1967
      • 4 years ago today, NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch took part in the first all-female spacewalk when they ventured out of the International Space Station to replace a power controller.

        • Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

        • American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz, Frederick August Otto Schwarz, born on this date in 1836.
        • Mexican-Canadian computer scientist and academic, Beatrice Helen Worsley was born 102 years ago today.
        • Chuck Berry, the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born 97 years ago today.
        • American actor and director, George C. Scott, born on this date in 1927.
        • Erin Moran, American actress was born on that same date in 1960.

          • Listener Birthdays

          • 18 – Megan Enloe
          • 19 – Russell Pearson (Ninereeds)
          • 20 – Mike from near Des Moines, Iowa
          • 21 – Daniel Ebdrup Jensen (D. Ebdrup)
          • 21 – Justin Diehl (nulloperations)
          • 22 – Zach – zml2008
          • 22 – Cassandra Therrien (Canada)

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              • US astronaut gets used to Earth after record-setting 371 days in space
              • Mysterious radiation bursts could be coming from ‘starquakes’ on neutron stars | Space
              • ‘Bionic woman’ is first to have robotic limb merged with bone — and controlled with her mind
              • Scientists Find an Awesome Practical Use For Ping Pong Balls : ScienceAlert
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                • The Way You Flip a Coin Could Mean It’s Not as Random as You’d Expect : ScienceAlert
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                                  • Episode 726: This is where Kreg gets fun

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                                    QOTW: What conspiracy theory is so easily disproved that you don’t understand how it’s still going?

                                    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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                                    News

                                    Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites add to astronomers’ light-pollution woes | Ars Technica
                                    NASA rover makes adventurous trip, then snaps stunning Mars picture | Mashable
                                    Scientists Unlock Secret of Earth’s Core: ‘We Just Found the Holy Grail’
                                    1st black hole imaged by humanity is confirmed to be spinning, study finds | Space
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                                  • Episode 725: Nationwide Emergency Podcast Alert System
                                     
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                                    QOTW: 

                                    You’ve been abducted by aliens. 30 minutes later they throw you out of their spaceship because you wouldn’t stop talking about what?



                                    On This Day In History for October 4, 2023
                                    This is the 277th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 88 days remaining in 2023.

                                    It was on this date in 1582, that The Gregorian Calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII
                                    On October 4, 1883, First run of the Orient Express
                                    Also on October 4, 1927, Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mount Rushmore
                                    Also today in 1957, Sputnik 1 became the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
                                    October 4, 1983, Richard Noble set a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h) at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada
                                    It was 38 years ago today, that The Free Software Foundation was founded
                                    Also today in 2004, SpaceShipOne won the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight
                                    October 4, 2006, WikiLeaks was launched

                                    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

                                    Danish astronomer and author, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, born on this date in 1562.
                                    French mathematician and academic, Louis François Antoine Arbogast was born 264 years ago today.
                                    American mathematician and suffrage activist, Florence Eliza Allen, born on this date in 1876.
                                    Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist and author was born on that same date in 1892.
                                    Buster Keaton, the American film actor, director, and producer was born 128 years ago today.
                                    English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I, Dorothy Lawrence was born 127 years ago today.
                                    John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff & Berry computer was born on that same date in 1903.
                                    inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer, Ken Wood was born 107 years ago today.
                                    Charlton Heston, American actor, director and gun rights activist was born on that same date in 1923.
                                    English-American author and actress, Jackie Collins, born on this date in 1937.
                                    American actress and activist, Susan Sarandon is 77 today.

                                    Listener Birthdays

                                    6 – John Deurholt (Jo Dho)
                                    9 – Itsuko Rumpke (sounds like IT SUE-Koe)
                                    9 – Mario (New Jersey)
                                    10 – Victor Cajiao
                                    10 – Garrett Riffal

                                    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 4, 2023

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                                    News

                                    New solar device makes desalinated seawater cheaper than tap water
                                    NASA Spots Eerie ‘Spider’ Shapes in Mars Crater View – CNET

                                    Hacks & Strange Stories

                                    A cheap piece of tape increases Phone, Laptop battery life by 10%

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                                  • Episode 724: Goodbye September

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                                    What is one HP (hit point) to you in real life?



                                    On This Day In History for September 27, 2023
                                    This is the 270th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 95 days remaining in 2023.

                                    It was on this date in 1822, that Jean-François Champollion officially informed the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in France that he had deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
                                    198 years ago today, The world’s first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, was ceremonially opened.
                                    That same date in 1908, Production of the Model T automobile began at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit
                                    It was 85 years ago today, that The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth was launched in Glasgow
                                    On September 27, 1941, The SS Patrick Henry was launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships
                                    Also on September 27, 1956, USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt became the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed
                                    The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 made its maiden flight on this date in 1964
                                    That same date in 1998, The Google internet search engine retroactively claimed this date as its birthday
                                    Also on September 27, 2003, The SMART-1 satellite was launched.
                                    16 years ago today, NASA launched the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt

                                    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

                                    German mathematician and epigrammatist, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, born on this date in 1719.
                                    French mathematician and academic, Gaston Tarry was born 180 years ago today.
                                    Hans Hahn, the Austrian mathematician and philosopher was born 144 years ago today.
                                    American magician Harry Blackstone, Sr. was born 138 years ago today.
                                    English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize laureate, Martin Ryle, born on this date in 1918.
                                    James H. Wilkinson, American mathematician and computer scientist was born on that same date in 1919.
                                    Austrian-American physicist and academic, Fred Singer, born on this date in 1924.
                                    Also turning 91 today is American geophysicist Marcia Neugebauer.
                                    Greg Morris, the American actor, was born 90 years ago today.
                                    Danish-English physicist and neuroscientist, Rodney Cotterill, born on this date in 1933.
                                    Wilford Brimley, the American actor was born 89 years ago today.
                                    Born September 27, 1947, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Meat Loaf.
                                    Also turning 71 today is Romanian pilot, engineer and cosmonaut Dumitru Prunariu.
                                    American computer programmer and author, Larry Wall, born on this date in 1954.
                                    Also turning 59 today is American computer scientist and academic Tracy Camp.
                                    American engineer and astronaut, Stephanie Wilson, born on this date in 1966.
                                    American video game designer and dancer, Matt Harding is 47 today.

                                    Listener Birthdays

                                    Sep 26 – Brett (from Wales)
                                    Oct 1 – 10/1 = 101 & Stephen Wesche (From Saint Louis Missouri) (Pronounced Like the first part of the word “Wet” and the word “She”)
                                    Oct 2 – Adam Rumpke

                                    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for September 27, 2023

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                                  • Episode 723: ChatGPT is the only one that understands our sense of humor
                                     
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                                    QOTW: What Geek-centric holiday should be nationally recognized?
                                    Q: What did Yoda say when he saw himself in 4K?

                                    On This Day In History for September 20, 2023
                                    This is the 263rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 102 days remaining in 2023.

                                    It was on this date in 1519, that Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition which ultimately culminated in the first circumnavigation of the globe
                                    Also on September 20, 1893, Charles Duryea and his brother road-tested the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile
                                    It was on this date in 1946, that The first Cannes Film Festival was held, having been delayed for seven years due to World War II.
                                    It was 56 years ago today that The Cunard Liner Queen Elizabeth 2 was launched in Clydebank, Scotland.

                                    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

                                    Italian missionary, cartographer and historian, Martino Martini, born on this date in 1614.
                                    Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, the Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer was born 245 years ago today.
                                    American inventor, Frederick Ellsworth Sickels was born 204 years ago today.
                                    Scottish-English chemist and physicist, James Dewar, born on this date in 1842.
                                    American inventor and chemist, Carleton Ellis was born 147 years ago today.
                                    Born September 20, 1906, Russian mathematician Vera Faddeeva.
                                    Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions was born on that same date in 1920.
                                    American mathematician and philosopher, Richard Montague, born on this date in 1930.
                                    Italian actress Sophia Loren is 89 today.
                                    American novelist and short story writer, George R. R. Martin, born on this date in 1948.
                                    Also born on that same date in 1954,  American businessman, co-founded Broadcom Corporation, Henry Samueli.

                                    Listener Birthdays

                                    20 – Joel Harper (Rincewind) / Milwaukee WI
                                    20 – Joel Rickenbach [deceased] (host of the You’ve Got Geek Podcast)
                                    21 – Dean Jensen (Beaker1)
                                    22 – Matthew Tjarks (Jharks)
                                    26 – Brett (from Wales)

                                    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for September 20, 2023

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                                    News

                                    Webb Spots Intriguing Molecular Signals on Possible Water World
                                    NASA clears the air: No evidence that UFOs are aliens | Ars Technica
                                    Munich Students Smashed the World Record For EV Distance On a Single Charge – Slashdot

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                                    The Immortals: meet the billionaires forking out for eternal life | Podcasts | The Guardian

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                                  • Episode 722: Solid State Stupid

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                                    What instantly ruins a movie/tv show/book for you?



                                    On This Day In History for September 13, 2023
                                    This is the 256th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 109 days remaining in 2023.

                                    It was on this date in 509 BC, that The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome’s Capitoline Hill was dedicated on the ides of September
                                    That same date in 1609, Henry Hudson reached the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River
                                    It was 209 years ago today, that In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British failed to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composed his poem “Defence of Fort McHenry”, which is later set to music and became the United States’ national anthem
                                    That same date in 1848, Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survived an iron rod 1.24 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions
                                    It was also this date in 1898 that Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film
                                    Henry Bliss was the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident on this date in 1899
                                    Also today in 1906, The Santos-Dumont 14 -bis made a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe
                                    The IBM 305 RAMAC was introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage on this date in 1956
                                    On September 13, 1977, General Motors introduced Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others.
                                    It was 38 years ago today, that Super Mario Bros. was released in Japan for the NES, which started the Super Mario series of platforming games
                                    That same date in 2001, Civilian aircraft traffic resumed in the United States after the September 11 attacks

                                    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

                                    American inventor, engineer and businessman, Oliver Evans, born on this date in 1755.
                                    Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company was born on that same date in 1857.
                                    Jesse L. Lasky, the American film producer, co-founded Famous Players-Lasky was born 143 years ago today.
                                    Austrian-German mathematician and academic, Wilhelm Blaschke, born on this date in 1885.
                                    Robert Robinson, the English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born 137 years ago today.
                                    American singer-songwriter and conductor, Ray Charles, born on this date in 1918.
                                    Also turning 86 today is American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios and Fox Animation Studios, Don Bluth.
                                    Born September 13, 1939, American actor and voice artist Richard Kiel.
                                    Also turning 79 today is American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Peter Cetera.

                                    Listener Birthdays

                                    14 – Andrew Peters (Perl Hacker from the UK)
                                    18 – Jeff Schultz (Gorbash)
                                    20 – Joel Harper (Rincewind) / Milwaukee WI
                                    20 – Joel Rickenbach [deceased] (host of the You’ve Got Geek Podcast)

                                    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for September 13, 2023

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                                  • Episode 721: Hamburger Technology

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                                    If you had to pick one dream job from any fictional universe, what would it be?



                                    On This Day In History for August 30, 2023
                                    This is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 123 days remaining in 2023.

                                    It was on this date in 1873, that Austrian explorers Julius von Payer and Karl Weyprecht discovered the archipelago of Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Sea
                                    Also today in 1909, Burgess Shale fossils were discovered by Charles Doolittle Walcott
                                    August 30, 1916, Ernest Shackleton completed the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica
                                    Also on August 30, 1984, the Space Shuttle Discovery took off on its maiden voyage on mission STS-41-D.

                                    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

                                    English novelist and playwright, Mary Shelley, born on this date in 1797.
                                    Dutch chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Jacobus Henricus van ‘t Hoff was born 171 years ago today.
                                    Carl David Tolmé Runge, German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist was born on that same date in 1856.
                                    Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, Theodor Svedberg, born on this date in 1884.
                                    Austrian mathematician, Olga Taussky-Todd was born 117 years ago today.
                                    John Mauchly, American physicist and co-founder of the first computer company was born on that same date in 1907.
                                    American pilot and astronaut, Jack Swigert, born on this date in 1931.
                                    Also born on that same date in 1956,  American actor, producer, and screenwriter,TV’s Frank Conniff.

                                    Listener Birthdays
                                    August

                                    30 – Maximilian Björsten, Stockholm Sweden
                                    31 – Tim Downing

                                    September

                                    1 – David Kloempken
                                    2 – Scott Tyler
                                    5 – Ben Vaughan (benvon) [1977]

                                    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August 30, 2023

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                                    News

                                    Which U.S. states will October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse be visible from?
                                    The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland’s Railway System
                                    “Truly Mind-Boggling” Breakthrough: Graphene Surprise Could Help Generate Hydrogen Cheaply and Sustainably

                                    Hacks & Strange Stories

                                    The Hot Dog Straw

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                                  • Episode 720: I’ve Got Pac-Man Fever and the Cure is more Cowbell!

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                                    On This Day In History for August 9, 2023
                                    This is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 144 days remaining in 2023.

                                    It was on this date in 1173, that Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) began; it would take two centuries to complete
                                    Also on August 9, 1892, Thomas Edison received a patent for a two-way telegraph
                                    That same date in 1936, Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the games in the Summer Olympics
                                    Mars 7 was launched from the USSR on this date in 1973
                                    It was on this date in 1974, that As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford became president.

                                    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

                                    Italian mathematician and astronomer, Francesco Barozzi, born on this date in 1537.
                                    Born August 9, 1776, Italian physicist and chemist Amedeo Avogadro.
                                    Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic was born on that same date in 1861.
                                    Erich Hückel, the German physicist and chemist was born 127 years ago today.
                                    William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate was born on that same date in 1911.
                                    Australian astronomer and engineer, Wilbur Norman Christiansen, born on this date in 1913.
                                    Mareta West, the American astronomer and geologist was born 108 years ago today.
                                    Born August 9, 1925, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding David A. Huffman.
                                    American mathematician and academic, Linda Keen is 83 today.
                                    Also turning 79 today is American actor and producer Sam Elliott.
                                    American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress, Whitney Houston was born 60 years ago today.
                                    American-British actress, activist and writer, Gillian Anderson is 55 today.

                                    Listener Birthdays

                                    9 – Matt Coe (WoWaddict) [1991]
                                    9 – Julia Posz – (Technorama Promo)
                                    10 – Sam Martin
                                    11 – Steve Wozniak
                                    11 – David Brewer (Tyrion The Imp)
                                    13 – Christine Fiore MegaPodTastic and Honey, You’ve *GOT* to See This!

                                    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August  9, 2023

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                                    Meet Qibbot: World’s fastest human-controlled fighting bot
                                    Vintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction | TribLIVE.com

                                    Video: How the Apple 1 Computer Works
                                    Video: The Apple 1 Case that Steve Jobs would have LOVED and HATED.


                                    Australian Space Agency Unravels Mystery of Unidentified Seashore Object

                                    Hacks & Strange Stories

                                    Automatic Transfer Switch Keeps Internet Online | Hackaday

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                                  • Episode 719: Technically, the Glass is Always Half Full

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                                    On This Day In History for August 2, 2023
                                    This is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 151 days remaining in 2023.

                                    It was on this date in 1610, that During Henry Hudson’s search for the Northwest Passage, he sailed into what is now known as Hudson Bay
                                    On August 2, 1790, The first United States Census was conducted
                                    August 2, 1870, Tower Subway, the world’s first underground tube railway, opened in London, England, United Kingdom
                                    Also today in 1873, The Clay Street Hill Railroad began operating the first cable car in San Francisco’s famous cable car system
                                    It was on this date in 1932, that The positron (antiparticle of the electron) was discovered by Carl D. Anderson
                                    Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard wrote a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon on this date in 1939
                                    It was 41 years ago today that The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, was opened to the general public.

                                    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

                                    Swiss paleontologist and scholar, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, born on this date in 1672.
                                    Born August 2, 1754, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. Pierre Charles L’Enfant.
                                    Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric was born on that same date in 1835.
                                    Indian chemist and academic, Prafulla Chandra Ray was born 162 years ago today.
                                    Born August 2, 1892, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. Jack L. Warner.
                                    Also born on that same date in 1902,  American mathematician (d.1997), Mina Rees.
                                    Born August 2, 1924, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Carroll O’Connor.
                                    Ceylon-American engineer and academic, K. Arulanandan, born on this date in 1925.
                                    British-Irish actor and producer, Peter O’Toole was born 91 years ago today.
                                    Born August 2, 1934, Russian general and cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky.
                                    Also born on that same date in 1949,  Hungarian general and cosmonaut, Bertalan Farkas.
                                    Also turning 70 today is American actor Butch Patrick.

                                    Listener Birthdays

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                                    6 – Fritz The German
                                    6 – Julie Tomasi
                                    8 – Philippa Ballantine

                                    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August  2, 2023

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                                    On This Day In History for July 19, 2023
                                    This is the 200th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 165 days remaining in 2023.

                                    It was on this date in 1843, that Brunel’s steamship the SS Great Britain was launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw propeller, becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world
                                    Also today in 1934, The rigid airship USS Macon surprised the USS Houston near Clipperton Island with a mail delivery for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, demonstrating its potential for tracking ships at sea.
                                    It was also this date in 1952 that saw the opening of the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
                                    Also today in 1963, Joe Walker flew a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention
                                    On July 19, 1977, The world’s first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41 a.m. Eastern time (ET).
                                    July 19, 1983, The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT was published

                                    Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

                                    American businessman, founded the Colt’s Manufacturing Company, Samuel Colt, born on this date in 1814.
                                    American astronomer and physicist, Edward Charles Pickering was born 177 years ago today.
                                    English astronomer, Fiammetta Wilson, born on this date in 1864.
                                    Charles Horace Mayo, American surgeon, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic was born on that same date in 1865.
                                    American physicist and inventor of the microwave oven, Percy Spencer was born 129 years ago today.
                                    Also turning 94 today is Austrian engineer and businessman, co-founded Glock Ges.m.b.H Gaston Glock.
                                    Indian astrophysicist and astronomer, Jayant Narlikar is 85 today.
                                    English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and astrophysicist, Brian May, born on this date in 1947.
                                    Mark Crispin, American computer scientist, designed the IMAP was born on that same date in 1956.
                                    Also turning 41 today is American actor Jared Padalecki.

                                    Listener Birthdays

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                                    23 – Dave Perillo, MegaPodTastic and Montygog’s Art-O-Rama!

                                    And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July  19, 2023

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