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QOTW: Without using standard measurements of time, How old are you?

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On This Day In History for February 23, 2022

This is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 311 days remaining in 2022.

This date in 1455 is the date of publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.

Also today in 1886, Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of aluminium from the electrolysis of aluminium oxide, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.

That same date in 1905, Chicago attorney Paul Harris and three other businessmen met for lunch to form the Rotary Club, the world’s first service club

On February 23, 1909, The AEA Silver Dart made the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire

It was also this date in 1927 that German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time

Also today in 1941, Plutonium was first produced and isolated by Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg

International Organization for Standardization was founded on this date in 1947

The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine began in Pittsburgh was on this date in 1954.

It was 39 years ago today, that The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri

Also on February 23, 1987, Supernova 1987a was seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer, Jean-Baptiste Morin, born on this date in 1583.

George Frideric Handel, the German-English organist and composer was born 337 years ago today.

Swiss businessman, founded The Ritz Hotel, London and Hôtel Ritz Paris, César Ritz, born on this date in 1850.

Born February 23, 1924, South-African-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Allan McLeod Cormack.

Vasily Lazarev, Russian colonel, physician, and astronaut was born on that same date in 1928.

American actress and producer, Majel Barrett, born on this date in 1932.

Peter Fonda, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter was born on that same date in 1940.

Also born on that same date in 1949,  Canadian engineer, astronaut, and politician, Marc Garneau.

Also turning 67 today is English singer-songwriter Howard Jones.

American engineer and astronaut, Clayton Anderson, born on this date in 1959.

Also born on that same date in 1965,  American businessman, Michael Dell.

And born on tomorrow’s date in 1969, the lovely Sheila Dee who allows Evo to keep podcasting instead of getting a real job. Thanks, doll face! 

Listener Birthdays

23 – Zhadum

23 – Keith Hughes(a.k.a. EdGizmo)

25 – Norbert

25 – Sandi Sheppard (Mark’s lovely wife)

28 – Wayne “Your Ad Here” Pittenger – Bethlehem PA

29 – Paul Dove a.k.a Eilmer From Malmesbury UK

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On This Day In History for February 9, 2022

This is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 325 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1870, that US president Ulysses S. Grant signed a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau

Also on February 9, 1895, William G. Morgan created a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball

A group of meteors was visible across much of the eastern seaboard of the Americas, leading astronomers to conclude the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the Earth on this date in 1913

On February 9, 1942, Year-round Daylight saving time (aka War Time) was reinstated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.

Also on February 9, 1959, The R-7 Semyorka, the first intercontinental ballistic missile, became operational at Plesetsk, USSR

It was on this date in 1964, that The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States

Apollo 14 returned to Earth after the third manned Moon landing on this date in 1971

51 years ago today, Satchel Paige became the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA’s Baseball Hall of Fame

It was on this date in 1978, that The Budd Company unveiled its first SPV-2000 self-propelled railcar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 9, 1986, Halley’s Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System

On February 9, 1996, Copernicium was discovered, by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Hungarian mathematician and academic, Farkas Bolyai, born on this date in 1775.

German engineer and businessman, founded Maybach, Wilhelm Maybach was born 176 years ago today.

Born February 9, 1865, German geographer and geophysicist Erich von Drygalski.

Carmen Miranda, the Portuguese-Brazilian actress, singer, and dancer was born 113 years ago today.

Born February 9, 1918, American chemist Lloyd Noel Ferguson.

Also turning 79 today is American actor Joe Pesci.

Also born on that same date in 1945, American mathematician and academic, Carol Wood.

American actress, activist, and former fashion model, Mia Farrow is 77 today.

Also turning 68 today is English cybernetics scientist Kevin Warwick.

Also born on that same date in 1960, American biochemist and astronaut, Peggy Whitson.

Listener Birthdays

9 – Podcast Mike Wills from Minnesota

10 – Zach Akgulian – Appleton, WI

10 – Drace (Shari from ND)

14 – Douglas E. Welch of Career Opportunities Podcast

14 – Andrew from Illinois

15 – Philip from Australia

Unofficial holidays

National pizza day

National toothache day

National bagel and lox day

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 9, 2022

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QOTW: What’s a very old game that’s 100% worth it to play now?

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Stewe Lundin

Found this, this morning. 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/26/out-of-control-spacex-rocket-on-track-to-collide-with-the-moon

Apparently a space X rocket is going to crash on the moon on the 4th of May…

May the fourth be with you. 

This article does not say where its going to land on the moon, but one of the Swedish tabloides stated that the Dark side of the moon was the calculated “landing” area.

Guessing there is a risk for the Nazi moon bases on the dark side of the moon.

Somewhere there is a great story in all of this, this might be just what I need to get back to writing again 🙂 

/Stewe

On This Day In History for February 2, 2022

This is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 332 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1653, that New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) was incorporated.

Also today in 1709, Alexander Selkirk was rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe’s adventure book Robinson Crusoe

It was on this date in 1887, that In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day was observed

It was 109 years ago today, that Grand Central Terminal opened in New York City

It was also this date in 1925 that saw the Serum run to Nome. Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race

Leonarde Keeler administered polygraph tests to two murder suspects, the first time polygraph evidence was admitted in U.S. courts on this date in 1935

It was 22 years ago today, the First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

German astronomer, Nicolaus Reimers, born on this date in 1551.

Julian Sochocki, Polish-Russian mathematician and academic was born on that same date in 1842.

American railway magnate, Frederick William Vanderbilt, born on this date in 1856.

Born February 2, 1861, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Solomon R. Guggenheim.

American businessman, founded Howard Johnson’s, Howard Deering Johnson was born 125 years ago today.

Born February 2, 1929, American computer scientist and academic John Henry Holland.

Also turning 85 today is American comedian, actor, and activist Tom Smothers.

Also born on that same date in 1939,  American chemist and inventor and one of the founders of modern plant biotechnology, Mary-Dell Chilton.

Also turning 80 today is English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist Graham Nash.

American actress and producer, Farrah Fawcett was born 75 years ago today.

American actor and singer, Brent Spiner, born on this date in 1949.

Also born on that same date in 1952,  American computer scientist and academic, Ralph Merkle.

American actress, model, and businesswoman, Christie Brinkley is 68 today.

Wednesday February 2, is also…

* World Wetlands Day

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On This Day In History for January 26, 2022

This is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1788, that The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sailed into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.

96 years ago today, the first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.

January 26, 1949, the Hale telescope at Palomar Observatory saw first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 was built in 1976).

Also today in 1962, Ranger 3 was launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

American general, Medal of Honor recipient, Douglas MacArthur, born on this date in 1880.

Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1911.

Born January 26, 1921, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony, Akio Morita.

American journalist and film critic, Gene Siskel, born on this date in 1946.

American mathematician Susan Friedlander is 76 today.

Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer was born on that same date in 1955.

American comedian, actress, and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is 64 today.

Also turning 59 today is English singer-songwriter and guitarist Andrew Ridgeley.

Also born on that same date in 1967,  English businessman, co-founded Internet Movie Database, Col Needham.

Listener Birthdays

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

1 – Matt Baum aka Racer X, Pittsburgh PA

1 – Brandon Kirkwold, MN

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 26, 2022

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Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Causing More Streaks to Appear in Space Images

NASA Spacecraft Detects FM Radio Signal Coming From Jupiter’s Largest Moon (curiosmos.com)

A 555.55-carat black diamond believed to come from space is going on sale – CNN Style

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Greetings Chuck Tomasi, brother of Rollo, and Kreg from the house of Steppe.  I hope this communique finds you both well. 

We are surviving the Snowpocalypse of 2022 in the southernmost state of Carolina.  Our town has shut down due to several hundred ice cubes on the roads.  I have called for local assistance,but I suspect that the Saint Bernard with the first aid kit full of warming spirits will not arrive by the time you read this.

One bit of good news:  I was able to negotiate a wonderful deal at a local hamburger establishment.  I ordered two hamburgers at double their advertised price, but was able to convince the restaurant to give me a 50% discount!  What do you think, huh?

Take care, be well, and positive vibes to all of you and your respective clans.

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QOTW: Which TV show started out promising, but turned out to be garbage?

On This Day In History for January 19, 2022

This is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 346 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1883, that the first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, began service at Roselle, New Jersey.

Georges Claude patented the neon discharge tube for use in advertising on this date in 1915

January 19, 1937, Howard Hughes set a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in seven hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds

Almost 72 percent of all television sets in the United States were tuned into I Love Lucy to watch Lucy give birth on this date in 1953.

It was also this date in 1978 that the last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany left VW’s plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003

That same date in 1983, The Apple Lisa, the first commercial personal computer from Apple Inc. to have a graphical user interface and a computer mouse, was announced

January 19, 1986, the first IBM PC computer virus was released into the wild. A boot sector virus dubbed (c)Brain, it was created by the Farooq Alvi Brothers in Lahore, Pakistan, reportedly to deter unauthorized copying of the software they had written

That same date in 1999, British Aerospace agreed to acquire the defence subsidiary of the General Electric Company plc, forming BAE Systems in November 1999

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Scottish-English chemist and engineer, James Watt, born on this date in 1736.

Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic was born on that same date in 1809.

Born January 19, 1813, English engineer and businessman Henry Bessemer.

French painter, Paul Cézanne was born 183 years ago today.

Born January 19, 1851, Dutch astronomer and academic Jacobus Kapteyn.

Jean Stapleton, the American actress and singer was born 99 years ago today.

American priest, astronomer, and theologian, George Coyne was born 89 years ago today.

John Lions, Australian computer scientist and academic was born on that same date in 1937.

Janis Joplin, the American singer-songwriter was born 79 years ago today.

American singer-songwriter and actress, Dolly Parton, born on this date in 1946.

English singer-songwriter and guitarist, Robert Palmer was born 73 years ago today.

American actor and singer, Desi Arnaz, Jr. is 69 today.

Also turning 68 today is American actress and singer Katey Sagal.

Also born on that same date in 1959,  American computer scientist and programmer, Danese Cooper.

Listener Birthdays

21 – Michael Rabalais

22 – TAW012294

23 – Kathie Luke, IL

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Shout out to John Miller Jr. He leveled up and completed College! He Earned Masters of Information Systems Degree. Earned Cyber Security certificate. 

On This Day In History for January 12, 2022

This is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 353 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1866, that The Royal Aeronautical Society was formed in London

January 12, 1932, Hattie Caraway became the first woman elected to the United States Senate.

It was on this date in 1967, that Dr. James Bedford became the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation

36 years ago today, Congressman Bill Nelson lifted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on Space Shuttle mission STS-61 -C as a payload specialist

It was on this date in 1997, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha.

Nineteen European nations agreed to forbid human cloning on this date in 1998

January 12, 2001, Downtown Disney opened to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California

On January 12, 2004, The world’s largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, made its maiden voyage

It was 17 years ago today, that Deep Impact launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.

January 12, 2007, Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), the largest comet ever measured, was at its zenith, visible during the day

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Flemish chemist and physician, Jan Baptist van Helmont, born on this date in 1577.

Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist and academic was born on that same date in 1792.

Born January 12, 1822, Belgian engineer, designed the internal combustion engine Étienne Lenoir.

Italian mathematician, Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, born on this date in 1853.

American novelist and journalist, Jack London was born 146 years ago today.

Born January 12, 1892, Russian engineer and businessman, co-founded the Russian Aircraft Corporation Mikhail Gurevich.

Paul Hermann Müller, the Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born 123 years ago today.

Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic was born on that same date in 1903.

Born January 12, 1905, American archeologist and academic James Bennett Griffin.

Sergei Korolev, Russian colonel and engineer was born on that same date in 1907.

Born January 12, 1916, American chemist and inventor Ruth R. Benerito.

Rush Limbaugh, the American talk show host and author was born 71 years ago today.

Also turning 71 today is American actress and producer Kirstie Alley.

American radio host, actor, and author, Howard Stern, born on this date in 1954.

Also turning 65 today is American animator, director, and producer John Lasseter.

Also born on that same date in 1964,  American computer scientist and businessman, founded Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos.

American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director, Rob Zombie is 57 today.

Listener Birthdays

3 – Thomas Gideon (The Command Line Podcast)

6 – Steve Therrien (Canada)

8 – Elvis!

9 – Lingo from the Brit & Yankee pubcast

14 – Glynne Tolar

15 – Ralph Whitfield (aka GoofyRalph)

17 – fuffy_frog (aka Kristina) originally from Canada bu...

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On This Day In History for December 29, 2021

This is the 363rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 2 days remaining in 2021.

It was on this date in 1860, that the launch of HMS Warrior, with her combination of screw propeller, iron hull and iron armour, rendered all previous warships obsolete

It was 108 years ago today, that Cecil B. DeMille started filming Hollywood’s first feature film, The Squaw Man

It was on this date in 1949, that KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut became the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric, Charles Macintosh, born on this date in 1766.

Johann Christian Poggendorff, the German physicist and journalist was born 225 years ago today.

Born December 29, 1800, American chemist and engineer Charles Goodyear.

Dutch-French mathematician and academic, Thomas Joannes Stieltjes was born 165 years ago today.

Born December 29, 1879, American general and pilot Billy Mitchell.

Also born on that same date in 1923,  French mathematician and physicist, Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat.

Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist, Cheikh Anta Diop was born 98 years ago today.

American actress and producer, Mary Tyler Moore, born on this date in 1936.

Richard Crandall, the American physicist and computer scientist was born 74 years ago today.

Also turning 74 today is American actor and producer Ted Danson.

Also born on that same date in 1958,  American colonel, engineer, and astronaut, Nancy J. Currie.

Listener Birthdays

Dec 31 – Shadowbird’s Mom

Dec 31 – Mr. Sim (aka Jeremy from Winnipeg)

Jan 3 – Thomas Gideon (The Command Line Podcast)

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 29, 2021

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News

Alien Antimatter Crashes into Earth | Discover Magazine

NASA Quietly had an Extraordinary year

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Stewe Lundin (Reply to Question of the week)

“Well anything by Hans Zimmer.

Or why not Vangelis. One of my absolute favorite songs is Love Theme from Blade Runner.

But as an album I would say the Last of the Mohicans. That album often plays on my Spotify account”

Stewe also sent this link in:

United Kingdom Declares Octopuses, Squids Are Sentient Beings (futurism.com)

On This Day In History for December 8, 2021

This is the 342nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining in 2021.

It was on this date in 1660, that A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appeared on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare’s play Othello

It was also this date in 1941 that World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared December 7 to be “a date which will live in infamy”, after which the U.S. declares war on Japan

That same date in 1953, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his “Atoms for Peace” speech, which lead to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world

It was on this date in 1990, that the Galileo spacecraft flew past Earth for the first time

Exactly two years later, the Galileo spacecraft flew past Earth for the second time

Also today in 2010, the Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passed the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km

That same date in 2010, with the second launch of the Falcon 9 and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX became the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.

It was on this date in 2013, that Metallica performed a show in Antarctica, making them the first band to perform on all seven continents

2 years ago today, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in China was reported.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise, at Linlithgow Palace, Mary, born on this date in 1542.

Eli Whitney, the American engineer, invented the cotton gin, was born 256 years ago today.

Danish astronomer and mathematician, Peter Andreas Hansen, born on this date in 1795.

French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, Georges Méliès was born 160 years ago today.

Born December 8, 1861, American businessman, founded General Motors and Chevrolet William C. Durant.

American cartoonist, created Popeye, E. C. Segar, born on this date in 1894.

Kateryna Yushchenko, the Ukrainian computer scientist and academic was born 102 years ago today.

Julia Bowman, American mathematician and theorist was born on that same date in 1919.

American actor, singer, and dancer, Sammy Davis, Jr. was born 96 years ago today.

Vladimir Shatalov, the Kazakhstani general, pilot, and astronaut was born 94 years ago today.

American actor, director, and producer, David Carradine, born on this date in 1936.

Born December 8, 1943, American paleontologist and ornithologist Larry Martin.

Also born on that same date in 1947,  American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Margaret Geller.

 

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On This Day In History for December 1, 2021

This is the 335th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 30 days remaining in 2021.

It was on this date in 1862, that In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirmed the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation

108 years ago today, The Buenos Aires Metro, the first underground railway system in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America, began operation.

Also on December 1, 1952, The New York Daily News reported the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery

It was also this date in 1984 that NASA conducted the Controlled Impact Demonstration, wherein an airliner is deliberately crashed in order to test technologies and gather data to help improve survivability of crashes

On December 1, 1988, World AIDS Day was proclaimed worldwide by the UN member states.

That same date in 1990, Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France met beneath the seabed.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Czech physician and astronomer, Tadeáš Hájek, born on this date in 1525.

French astronomer and historian, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc was born 441 years ago today.

French-English sculptor, founded Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Marie Tussaud, born on this date in 1761.

Mary Martin, American actress and singer was born on that same date in 1913.

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor, Lou Rawls, born on this date in 1933.

Also turning 86 today is American actor, director, and screenwriter Woody Allen.

American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter, Richard Pryor was born 81 years ago today.

Born December 1, 1940, American electronic engineer and inventor Jerry Lawson.

American singer-songwriter, actress and producer, Bette Midler is 76 today.

Also turning 75 today is Irish singer-songwriter and pianist Gilbert O’Sullivan.

Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist was born on that same date in 1949.

Also born on that same date in 1954,  English chemist and engineer, Judith Hackitt.

Also turning 60 today is American biophysicist and academic Raymond E. Goldstein.

Also born on that same date in 1970,  American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Jonathan Coulton.

Listener Birthdays

1 – Claudio Miranda (ClaudioM)

2 – Ben Fryxell from the MacMania Podcast

6 – SuperMoonMan

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 1, 2021

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New technology could enable humans to travel at 7 million MPH

Clever Physics Experiment That Produces “Something From Nothing”

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On This Day In History for November 24, 2021

This is the 328th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 37 days remaining in 2021.

It was on this date in 1642, that Abel Tasman become the first European to discover the island Van Diemen’s Land (later renamed Tasmania)

The Texas Provincial Government authorized the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety) on this date in 1835

That same date in 1859, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species

On November 24, 1877, Anna Sewell’s animal welfare novel Black Beauty was published

Also on November 24, 1932, In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opened

The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon on this date in 1969

It was on this date in 1973, that A national speed limit was imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasted only four months

That same date in 1974, Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discovered the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed “Lucy” (after The Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia’s Afar Depression

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

German organist and composer, Charles Theodore Pachelbel, born on this date in 1690.

Scott Joplin, the American pianist and composer was born 153 years ago today.

Dale Carnegie, American author and educator was born on that same date in 1888.

American physical therapist, inventor and forensic scientist, Bessie Blount Griffin was born 107 years ago today.

Dutch-Swiss physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate, Simon van der Meer, born on this date in 1925.

American publisher and author, founded the National Review, William F. Buckley, Jr. was born 96 years ago today.

Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Tsung-Dao Lee, born on this date in 1926.

Indian-English drummer and songwriter, Pete Best is 80 today.

Ted Bundy, American serial killer was born on that same date in 1946.

American actor, Dwight Schultz is 74 today.

Listener Birthdays

25 – Lane Williams

26 – Joanie

27 – Brad P. from NJ(but who was born in VA, and has moved back there…)

28 – Ben Sweetser

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November  24, 2021

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