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On This Day In History for October 12, 2022

This is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 80 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1492, that Christopher Columbus’s first expedition made landfall in the Caribbean, specifically on San Salvador Island. (Julian calendar)

It was 212 years ago today that the citizens of Munich held the first Oktoberfest in celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Louis of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

On October 12, 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt officially renamed the “Executive Mansion” to the White House

It was on this date in 1928, that An iron lung respirator was used for the first time at Boston Children’s Hospital

October 12, 1933, the military Alcatraz Citadel became the civilian Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

It was on this date in 1964, that The Soviet Union launched the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits

It was also this date in 1994 that The Magellan spacecraft burned up in the atmosphere of Venus

On October 12, 2005, The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, was launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, born on this date in 1860.

Born October 12, 1868, German engineer and businessman, founded Audi August Horch.

Art Clokey, the American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created Gumby was born 101 years ago today.

Norwegian computer scientist and academic, co-developed Simula, Ole-Johan Dahl, born on this date in 1931.

Also turning 88 today is American architect, designed the Getty Center and City Tower Richard Meier.

Russian mathematician and academic, Albert Shiryaev is 88 today.

Also born on that same date in 1952,  English mathematician and theorist, Roger Heath-Brown.

Also turning 54 today is Australian actor, singer, and producer Hugh Jackman.

Listener Birthdays

13 – Jason Schwanz

18 – Megan Enloe

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 12, 2022

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On This Day In History for October 5, 2022

This is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 87 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1905, that The Wright brothers piloted the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes

On October 5, 1921, The World Series was first broadcast on radio

It was also this date in 1947 that President Truman made the first televised Oval Office address.

60 years ago today, The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, was released in Britain.

It was 56 years ago today, that A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffered a partial meltdown

October 5, 1970, The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded

That same date in 1982, Tylenol products were recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths

It was 11 years ago today that Apple co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, passed away.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Czech mathematician and philosopher, Bernard Bolzano, born on this date in 1781.

French director and producer, Louis Lumière was born 158 years ago today.

American physicist, engineer, and academic, Robert H. Goddard, born on this date in 1882.

Born October 5, 1892, American zoologist and paleontologist Remington Kellogg.

Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher was born on that same date in 1899.

Ray Kroc, the American businessman and philanthropist was born 120 years ago today.

Allen Ludden, American television personality and  game show host was born on that same date in 1917.

Born October 5, 1922, American cartoonist Bil Keane.

Richard F. Gordon Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut was born on that same date in 1929.

Pavel Popovich, the Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut was born 92 years ago today.

Dutch physician and astronaut, André Kuipers is 64 today.

Also turning 64 today is American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author Neil deGrasse Tyson.

American physicist, cosmologist, and academic, Sean M. Carroll, born on this date in 1966.

Canadian-American television host and producer, Morgan Webb is 44 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

11 – Bruce Barr

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On This Day In History for September 28, 2022

This is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 94 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1066, that William the Conqueror landed in England, beginning the Norman conquest

September 28, 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrived at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California.

It was also this date in 1889 that The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defined the length of a metre

110 years ago today, Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army became the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash

It was also this date in 1924 that The first aerial circumnavigation was completed by a team from the US Army

It was 94 years ago today, that Alexander Fleming noticed a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin

Also on September 28, 1951, CBS made the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product was discontinued less than a month later

Falcon 1 became the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission. on this date in 2008

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (d. 479 BC), Confucius, born on this date in -551.

French astronomer and mathematician, Ismaël Bullialdus was born 417 years ago today.

Prosper Mérimée, the French archaeologist, historian, and author was born 219 years ago today.

Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1852.

British astronomer and meteorologist, Isis Pogson was born 170 years ago today.

Paul Ulrich Villard, the French chemist and physicist was born 162 years ago today.

Hilda Geiringer, Austrian mathematician was born on that same date in 1893.

American television host, Ed Sullivan, born on this date in 1901.

American broadcaster, founded CBS, William S. Paley was born 121 years ago today.

American spy, Ethel Rosenberg, born on this date in 1915.

Martin David Kruskal, American physicist and mathematician was born on that same date in 1925.

Seymour Cray, the American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company was born 97 years ago today.

American singer-songwriter and producer, Ben E. King was born 84 years ago today.

American mathematician and academic, Rhonda Hughes, born on this date in 1947.

Also turning 66 today is Colombian-Italian mathematician and author Martha Isabel Fandiño Pinilla.

Listener Birthdays

1 – 10/1 = 101 & Stephen Wesche (From Saint Louis Missouri) (Pronounced Like the first part of the word “Wet” and the word “She”)

2 – Adam Rumpke

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for September  28, 2022

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On This Day In History for September 21, 2022

This is the 264th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 101 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1942, that The Boeing B-29 Superfortress made its maiden flight

The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world’s fastest bomber, made its maiden flight from Palmdale, California on this date in 1964

On September 21, 2003, The Galileo spacecraft was terminated by sending it into Jupiter’s atmosphere

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

French scholar and academic, Guillaume Fichet, born on this date in 1433.

Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet was born 377 years ago today.

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1853.

French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Charles Nicolle was born 156 years ago today.

Born September 21, 1866, English novelist, historian, and critic H. G. Wells.

English composer and educator, Gustav Holst, born on this date in 1874.

Born September 21, 1884, Hungarian mathematician and theorist Dénes Kőnig.

Chuck Jones, the American animator, producer, and screenwriter was born 110 years ago today.

English mathematician and academic, Phyllis Nicolson was born 105 years ago today.

John Gofman, the American physicist, chemist, and biologist was born 104 years ago today.

American author and screenwriter, Stephen King is 75 today.

Also born on that same date in 1950, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter, Bill Murray.

American engineer and astronaut, Richard Hieb, born on this date in 1955.

Also turning 54 today is British mathematician Kevin Buzzard.

Listener Birthdays

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 21, 2022

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On This Day In History for September 14, 2022

This is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 108 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1741, that George Frideric Handel completed his oratorio Messiah

270 years ago today, The British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2)

Also on September 14, 1954, In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber dropped a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village

It was on this date in 1958, that The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reached the upper atmosphere

September 14, 1984, Joe Kittinger became the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean

It was on this date in 1998, that Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom completed their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom

It was 22 years ago today, that Microsoft released Windows Me

It was on this date in 2015, that The first observation of gravitational waves was made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Danish geographer and cartographer, Claudius Clavus, born on this date in 1388.

Born September 14, 1713, German astronomer and mathematician Johann Kies.

Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer was born on that same date in 1769.

American physicist Karl Taylor Compton was born 135 years ago today.

Born September 14, 1891, Russian mathematician and academic Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov.

Rubby Sherr, the American physicist and academic was born 109 years ago today.

American actor, Clayton Moore, born on this date in 1914.

Eugene I. Gordon, the American physicist and engineer was born 92 years ago today.

Also turning 86 today is American actor, producer, and screenwriter Walter Koenig.

American physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate, Ferid Murad, born on this date in 1936.

Also born on that same date in 1937,  Italian architect and engineer, designed The Shard and The New York Times Building, Renzo Piano.

Northern Irish-New Zealand actor and director, Sam Neill is 75 today.

Amy Winehouse, English singer-songwriter was born on that same date in 1983.

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  14, 2022

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China Claims It’s Discovered a New Mineral in Its 2020 Samples from the Moon – Slashdot

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On This Day in History for August 31, 2022

This is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 122 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1895, that German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patented his navigable balloon

That same date in 1936, Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, went on the air

25 years ago today, Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul died in a car crash in Paris

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

French physicist and instrument maker, Guillaume Amontons, born on this date in 1663.

Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist was born on that same date in 1821.

Born August 31, 1905, American physicist and academic Robert Bacher.

English physicist and astronomer, Bernard Lovell was born 109 years ago today.

American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate, Hugh David Politzer, born on this date in 1949.

Also turning 69 today is Russian astronaut and engineer Pavel Vinogradov.

Listener Birthdays

Aug 31 – Tim Downing

Sep 1 – David Kloempken

Sep 2 – Scott Tyler

Sep 5 – Ben Vaughan (benvon) [1977]

Sep 6 – Susan Murph (SusietheGeek) How to Grow Your Geek Podcast

Sep 6 – Brad Miller

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August 31, 2022

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Tech Stuff Podcast: Janet Jackson and Nicola Tesla (Aug 24)

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On This Day In History for August 24, 2022

This is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 394, that The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, was written.

Also on August 24, 1909, Workers started pouring concrete for the Panama Canal

90 years ago today, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey)

August 24, 1995, Microsoft Windows 95 was released to the public in North America

24 years ago today, the first radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation was tested in the United Kingdom

August 24, 2006, The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefined the term “planet” such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Danish horticulturist and astronomer, Sophia Brahe, born on this date in 1556.

Born August 24, 1862, American geographer and geologist Zonia Baber.

Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company was born on that same date in 1888.

Born August 24, 1936, American physicist and academic Arthur B. C. Walker Jr..

American engineer, and astronaut, Gregory Jarvis was born 78 years ago today.

American actor and producer, Steve Guttenberg is 64 today.

American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive, Mark Cerny, born on this date in 1964.

Also born on that same date in 1973,  American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter, Dave Chappelle.

Listener Birthdays

24 – Kira Fiore (Krazy Joe & Christine’s daughter)

25 – David “Grizzly” Smith from Grizzly’s Growls podcasts

27 – Chuck’s forgotten iPod

30 – Maximilian Björsten, Stockholm Sweden

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August  24, 2022

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On This Day In History for August 17, 2022

This is the 229th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 136 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1585, that A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane landed in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina

Also today in 1807, Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat left New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world

That same date in 1896, Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom

It was on this date in 1958, that Pioneer 0, America’s first attempt at lunar orbit, was launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and failed. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country

August 17, 1970, Venera 7 launched. It would later become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus)

45 years ago today, the Soviet icebreaker Arktika became the first surface ship to reach the North Pole

Also today in 1978, Double Eagle II became first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

American stage and film actress, Mae West, born on this date in 1893.

Born August 17, 1896, American general and engineer Leslie Groves.

Francis Gary Powers, the American captain and pilot was born 93 years ago today.

American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner, Margaret Heafield Hamilton, born on this date in 1936.

Also turning 79 today is American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer Robert De Niro.

American businessman, co-founded the Oracle Corporation, Larry Ellison, born on this date in 1944.

Richard Hunt, American Muppet performer was born on that same date in 1951.

American actor, director, and political activist, Sean Penn is 62 today.

Listener Birthdays

17 – Clive Jevons, Baeumenheim German, Kevin (SusietheGeek’s son and Geek in Training)

19 – Brian Litecky (blitecky)

19 – Matt Rider (The Eagle Scout Geek )

20 – Jedi_Kez (aka Brian From Winnipeg)

22 – Zoidberg [1967]

22 – Kyle Slingo

22 – AlchemyDragon

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August  17, 2022

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A few episodes ago, e678, the “question of the Week” was: 

What’s your “comfort series” that you watch over and over again?

I state that I have to evaluate GoT a bit before it ended up on that list, and now I have. Covid gave me that time…And it does 🙂 

But with that I also have to revisit last question as well, e780:

What is the saddest on screen death of all time?

It has to be Hodor’s death together with Wash, all others are pale compared to them…In all haste.

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On This Day In History for August 3, 2022

This is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 150 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1492, that Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain

495 years ago today, The first known letter from North America was sent by John Rut while at St. John’s, Newfoundland

It was on this date in 1678, that Robert LaSalle built the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes

That same date in 1859, The American Dental Association was founded in Niagara Falls, New York

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded on this date in 1900

That same date in 1958, The world’s first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, became the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole

On August 3, 1977, Tandy Corporation announced the TRS-80, one of the world’s first mass-produced personal computers

25 years ago today, The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opened after two-and-a-half years of construction.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company, Elisha Otis, born on this date in 1811.

John T. Scopes, American educator was born on that same date in 1900.

American chemist and theorist, Sidney Gottlieb was born 104 years ago today.

American singer and actor, Tony Bennett, born on this date in 1926.

Born August 3, 1935, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut Georgy Shonin.

Also born on that same date in 1941, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Martha Stewart.

Also turning 72 today is American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter John Landis.

Also born on that same date in 1951, American actor, Jay North.

Japanese chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate, Koichi Tanaka, born on this date in 1959.

Listener Birthdays

4 – Clark & Diana (Awesome people and the kids of Gary from Jacksonville)

6 – Fritz The German

6 – Julie Tomasi

8 – Philippa Ballantine

9 – Matt Coe (WoWaddict) [1991]

9 – Julia Posz – (Technorama Promo)

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re: Comfort shows.  I don’t watch TV anymore but I play podcasts and audiobooks in the background around the house.  My current favorite genre is LitRPG and I listen to these series when I just need to decompress.  Noobtown by Ryan Rimmel, The Completionist Chronicles by Dakota Krout and Chaos Seeds by Aleron Kong.

Kreg, congratz on getting a Quest!  I played Vader Immortal when I first got the Quest.  Those cinematic cutscenes feel much different from a movie don’t they?  Vader can only get so close to you on the big screen but you end up eye-to-eye with him in VR.  Anyway the way I heard it was that Vader Immortal series is really about the light saber dojo and the storyline was bolted on after the game was built.

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On This Day In History for July 27, 2022

This is the 208th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 157 days remaining in 2022.

It was on this date in 1866, that The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart’s Content, Newfoundland

Also today in 1921, Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, proved that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar

82 years ago today, The animated short A Wild Hare was released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny

Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner on this date in 1949

Also on July 27, 2005, After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounded the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Swiss mathematician and academic, Johann Bernoulli, born on this date in 1667.

English surveyor and astronomer, Jeremiah Dixon was born 289 years ago today.

Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1881.

English pilot and engineer, founded the de Havilland Aircraft Company, Geoffrey de Havilland was born 140 years ago today.

American radio engineer and inventor, Benjamin Miessner, born on this date in 1890.

American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax was born 84 years ago today.

Malaysian surgeon and astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, born on this date in 1972.

Also turning 46 today is English computer scientist and academic Demis Hassabis.

Listener Birthdays

27 – Wife of Will The Computer Guy

29 – Shaun Farrell, host of the Adventures in Scifi Publishing podcast

29 – John Kratzer

30 – Brian Hunt aka Zaphodbblx

31 – Wedding Anniversary of Will The Computer Guy (2007, 9 years)

31 – Denise Inglis

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July  27, 2022

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