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* Time machines are back

* So are Atari games

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On This Day In History for February 3, 2016

This is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 332 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 1488 that Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south.

* Tulip mania collapses in the United Provinces (now the Netherlands) as sellers could no longer find buyers for their bulb contracts 379 years ago today.

* The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas 326 years ago today.

* That same date in 1834, Wake Forest University is established.

* 98 years ago today, The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.

* Also today in 1947, The lowest temperature in North America, −63.9 °C (−83.0 °F), is recorded in Snag, Yukon.

* Deaths of rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa 57 years ago today.

* The unmanned Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft makes the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the Moon on this date in 1966.

* John Buster and the research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center announce history’s first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth 32 years ago today.

* That very same date, Space Shuttle STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger.

* February 3, 1995, Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* The United States first Postmaster General, Samuel Osgood, born on this date in 1747.

* Also born on this date in 1857, Italian sculptor and designer of the Vulcan statue, Giuseppe Moretti.

* German engineer and designer of the Junkers J 1, Hugo Junkers was born today in 1859.

* Poet Gertrude Stein was born February 3, 1874.

* One of America’s most famous painters, Normal Rockwell was born today in 1894.

* Also born today in 1904, one of America’s most famous gangsters, Pretty Boy Floyd.

* Henry Heimlich, American physician and author, turns 96 today.

* Celebrating his 83rd birthday, lawyer and politician, Paul Sarbanes of Sarbanes-Oxley fame.

* Actress Morgan Fairchild turns 66 today

* and finally, Warwick Davis is 46

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 3, 2016

News

* President pledges $4B toward computer science education in schools

* President Obama Wants Every Kid To Learn Coding–For All The Wrong Reasons – Forbes

* Star Trek gets a new con for 50th

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* 05 – Stephan Eley

* 07 – Chad W. Smith from Chattanooga, TN

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* Prime Numbers

* Mechanical Body parts

* Car Spoiler Spoiler

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On This Day In History for January 27, 2016

This is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 1606 as part of the Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.

* The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States on this date in 1785.

* It was 136 years ago today that Thomas Edison receives the patent on the incandescent lamp.

* January 27, 1888, The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.

* It was 77 years ago today that saw the first flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning.

* Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a one-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flat on this date in 1951.

* 49 years ago today, Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

* That same date in 1967, The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes.

* 32 years ago today, Pop singer Michael Jackson suffers second degree burns to his scalp during the filming of a Pepsi commercial in the Shrine Auditorium.

* That same date in 1996, Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

* 13 years ago today, The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.

* January 27, 2006, Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* American Engineer and inventor of the Mortise lock, Eli Whitney Blake, born on this date in 1795.

* Also born on this date in 1832, English mathematician, photographer, and author, Lewis Carroll.

* Francis Rogallo, the American engineer and inventor of the Rogallo wing, was born today in 1912.

* Actress Donna Reed was born on this date in 1921.

* The man who played Zephram Cochrane in Star Trek First Contact, James Cromwell is 76.

* and finally, Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor, Mikhail Baryshnikov is 68.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 27, 2016

News

* Missouri Mathematicians Discover New Prime Number

* A programming language for Donald Trump

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January

* 21 – Michael Rabalais – Stingray42

* 22 – TAW012294

* 23 – Kathie Luke, IL

* 23 – Chris Moody from PodioMedia Chat

* 23 – Keith Lane from TGGeeks

* 25 – Kreg Steppe

* 26 – Will The Computer Guy

* 27 – Mark in Memphis

* 27 – Chip Burkhead from The Scotchcast

February

* 01 – Matt Baum aka Racer X, Pittsburgh PA

* 01 – Brandon Kirkwold – MN

* 02 – Gary Lindros – aka Gary from Jacksonville

* 02 – Chuck Provenzano aka podlurker aka Chuck’s evil twin

* 02 – Oreo Cookie Monster

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Mark Lee

During episode 462, I was listening to your travel tip on how to remember to mail postcards to everyone. I thought of my Mom, who, before the trip, prints out addresses to everyone that she wants to send a postcard to on mailing labels.  Then she ships that sheet of paper in the suitcase, and when she wants to send a postcard, she just uses one of the mailing labels.

They go on a lot of cruises, and that is how she is able to remember who she needs to write to, and she doesn’t have to tote around her address book.  It seems to work for her.

Love the show!!

Avner Braverman

So Chuck, nobody actually speaks “Israeli”. The language is called “Hebrew” and indeed sounds a lot like French to the American ear.

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* Predictions for 2016

* Justin: We find out if VR and Augmented reality gaming is really the game changer it could be, or if it’s just another fad again.

* And a postcard from Jorge!

On This Day In History for January 13, 2016

This is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 353 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 1830 that The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.

* The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, New York on this date in 1910.

* The Candidate of Sciences degree is established in the Soviet Union 82 years ago today.

* Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car on this date in 1942.

* January 13, 1942, First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.

* That same date in 1960, The Gulag system of forced labor camps in the Soviet Union is officially abolished.

* Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison on this date in 1968.

* Space Shuttle Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center on this date in 1993.

* That same date in 2000, Bill Gates resigns as CEO of Microsoft.

* The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy. There are 32 confirmed deaths among the 4,232 passengers and crew on this date in 2012.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to

* French astronomer and academic Félix Tisserand, born on this date in 1845.

* Born that same date in 1864, Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate.

* The founder of the Fuller Brush Company, Alfred Fuller was born today in 1885.

* Also born today in 1919, actor and producer Robert Stack.

* The creator of Paddington Bear, English soldier and author Michael Bond is 90 years young today.

* Actor and director Charles Nelson Reilly would have been 85 today.

* Indian commander, pilot and astronaut Rakesh Sharma is 67.

* Happy birthday to Julia Louis-Dreyfus who turns 55.

* And finally, Legolas, actor and producer Orlando Bloom is 39.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 13, 2016

News

* A stab-proof vest! Really?

* Shooting drugs just took on a whole new meaning

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* 14 – Glynne Tolar

* 15 – Ralph Whitfield (aka GoofyRalph)

* 17 – fuffy_frog (aka Kristina) from Canada

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* Why not nearly 1500 credit cards?

* Google Translate – almost right almost all the time

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* Star Trek suing Star Trek

* Vinyl

* NASA asks, “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?”

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* What sort of geek gifts did you get this year?

* Justin: My friend bought me a book pillow from Thinkgeek. My cats promptly took it over and I haven’t used it since.

* Wayne: Does a Rush R40 DVD set count as a geeky gift?

* Gary: My wife got me this precious moments scene. I so want to cosplay it and take a picture.

On This Day In History for January 6, 2016

This is the sixth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 360 days remaining in 2016.

* It was on this date in 1838 that Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).

* It was 109 years ago today that Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.

* German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift on this date in 1912.

* Also today in 1929, Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India’s poorest and sick people.

* January 6, 1930, The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.

* Thomas Edison submits his last patent application on this date in 1931.

* Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world on this date in 1947.

* It was 42 years ago today in response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.

* Also today in 1994, Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* French martyr and saint, Joan of Arc, born on this date in 1412.

* Thomas Fincke, the Danish mathematician and physicist was born today in 1561.

* Also born on this date in 1807, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist, Joseph Petzval.

* Born January 6, 1822, German archaeologist and businessman Heinrich Schliemann.

* Actor, director, and screenwriter, Tom Mix was born today in 1880.

* Born on that same date in 1899, German engineer Heinrich Nordhoff.

* Actor and producer, Danny Thomas was also born today in 1912.

* Today is also the birthday of Finnish astronomer, Liisi Oterman.

* If this man hadn’t been born, Marty McFly would have had a totally different time machine. John DeLorean, would have been 91 today.

* Since we haven’t had a Russian name yet, it’s also the birthday of engineer and astronaut Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov born today in 1933.

* Computer scientist and academic Susan B. Horwitz would have been 61 today.

* Astrophysicist and astronaut, Michael Foale turns 59.

* And finally, Daryl from the Walking Dead, Norman Reedus celebrates his 47th birthday today.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 6, 2016

News

* Priest suspended for hoverboarding during service

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* 06 – Steve Therrien (Canada)

* 08 – Elvis!

* 09 – Lingo from the Brit & Yankee pubcast

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Coming up in this episode…

* Decoys

* Dinosaurs

* Better socks than last week!

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* Krazy Joe – TV show to be rebooted

On This Day In History for December 23, 2015

This is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are eight days remaining in 2015.

* It was on this date in 1783 that George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland.

* That same date in 1823, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, also known as “The Night Before Christmas”, is published anonymously.

* December 23, 1893, The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed.

* The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System on this date in 1913.

* That same date in 1938, the discovery of the first modern coelacanth in South Africa.

* It was 68 years ago today that The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories.

* December 23, 1954, First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.

* Dedication of Tokyo Tower, the world’s highest self-supporting iron tower was today in 1958.

* 45 years ago today, The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world.

* It was 29 years ago today that Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

* Richard Arkwright, English businessman, and inventor invented the Water frame and Spinning frame born on this date in 1732.

* German engineer and the man behind several hand-powered submarine designs, Wilhelm Bauer was born today in 1822.

* Also born today in 1896, Italian lieutenant and author, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.

* The co-developer of the Transmission Control Protocol, computer scientist, and engineer, Bob Kahn turns 77.

* and finally, physicist and chemist Stefan Hell is 53.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 23, 2015

News

* Raptor pulls Santa’s sleigh – from Doug in Australia

* Decoy packages

* Hitchbot will live on in a museum

Listener Birthday Calendar

* 23 – Richard Green

* 24 – MaDBooM

* 25 – Joel Parks (Agrojag-Ama)

* 29 – CMenn

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Hacks & Strange Stories

* Would you bet on your marriage?

* Netflix socks?

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Real mail to email

Wet socks

Santa didn’t get nuked

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Lejon from Chandler: Why D&D books don’t appear in libraries

Wil the Computer Guy: TV shows/movies to be rebooted

Wil the Computer Guy: Favorite quotes

On This Day In History for December 16, 2015

This is the 350th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 15 days remaining in 2015.

It was on this date in 1497 that Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.

December 16, 1707, was the last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.

It was 242 years ago today as part of the American Revolution, the Boston Tea Party occurs when members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.

On this date in 1947, William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.

This is the date that the world officially adopted the name of “Euro”.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to…

Uzbek astronomer, mathematician, and physicist Ali Qushji, born on this date in 1474.

Also born on this date in 1863, the Spanish philosopher and author who is known for the phrase “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”, George Santayana.

Born on the same date in 1863, the Spanish philosopher and author who is known for the phrase “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”, George Santayana.

The founder of Pickwick Records, Cy Leslie would have been 93 today.

Author and philosopher, Philip K. Dick was born today in 1928.

Adam Riess, the American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic Nobel Prize laureate turns 46.

and finally computer scientist, Jen Golbeck is 39.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 16, 1015

News

Tokyo’s solution to rogue drones

USPS will send you images of what’s in your mailbox

Listener Birthday Calendar

17 – Jorge Schrauwen

20 – Phil Burchill 42 this year (2015)! Ten years of listening to Technorama!

21 – James Ballard KarakSindru

22 – Bo Pace

22 – Luke “Chuck’s Stalker” Smith (2000)

22 – Jason Pelloni, Tampa, FL

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Hacks & Strange Stories

An Amiga has been running school district’s AC for 30 years

Pee-powered socks

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Remember When

That time a girl wrote to JFK asking if the Soviets would nuke Santa Claus

Media Corner

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Ronald Reagan on Star Trek

Time Capsules

Captain EO

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Wayne:

If Reboot gets rebooted, will that cause a rift in the space-time continuum?

On This Day In History for December 9, 2015

This is the 343rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 22 days remaining in 2015.

It was on this date in 1793 that New York City’s first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.

Also today in 1888, Statistician Herman Hollerith installs his computing device at the United States War Department.

That same date in 1950, Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

As part of the Red Scare, General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company 62 years ago today.

December 9, 1958, The John Birch Society is founded in the United States.

That same date in 1962, The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.

This is the anniversary of the Kecksburg UFO incident. A fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; witnesses report something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh. In 2005 NASA admits that it examined the object 50 years ago today.

December 9, 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, debuts on CBS.

47 years ago today, Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as “The Mother of All Demos”, publicly debuting the computer mouse, hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the oN-Line System (NLS).

The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction 36 years ago today.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Dutch mathematician and cartographer, Gemma Frisius, born on this date in 1508.

Also born on this date in 1571, Metius, the Dutch mathematician and astronomer.

The man who developed Pilates, fitness expert Joseph Pilates was born today in 1883.

Clarence Birdseye, the founder of Birds Eye, was born on December 9, 1886.

The computer scientist who developed COBOL, Grace Hopper would have been 109 today.

A string of famous actors were born on this date including, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 1909, Kirk Douglas in 1916, Redd Foxx in 1922, Dick Van Patten in 1928, and Judi Dench in 1934.

and finally, Donny Osmond is 58.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 9, 2015

News

Construction Permits Revoked on the Thirty-Meter Telescope in Hawaii

News from Phoenix ComiCon Fan Fest

Listener Birthday Calendar

09 – Steve Kite (BigUnit62)

12 – Deckrd

12 – Kevin Burns (Soleblaze)

12 – Matt Blocker TheGiant

12 – Pamela Gay

14 – Michael Spence from Brother Osric’s Scriptorium

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Hacks & Strange Stories

Going to Korea? Clear your browser history and cookies first!

Astronaut plans to run the London...

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* Pushbutton pizza

* Russian tax collectors will try anything

* The kitchen of the future

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* VM from Will the Computer Guy

* VM from Brad P in NJ

* Email from Charles Stell

Hello Chuck, Kreg, Groupies, hangers-on, and those who just can not find the door out of the studio, This morning I was surprised to find out that my 14 year old niece is a superhero fan.  She arrived in a Captain America onesie. (With boots.  It is the country, after all.)   Please forgive the quality of the photo.  It was taken with my tablet and since it was outdoors I was wearing polarizing sunglasses to protect my eyes from rays ‘n things which made it difficult to see the screen properly. Here is an idea for you. The Technorama Pronunciation Guide.  It might make the news easier to understand for new listeners. Keep up the good work, Charles

* What show would you like to see rebooted, Justin?

Disney’s Gargoyles. Still with Keith David as a voice. And the Star Trek: TNG cast too.

Babylon 5 on something other than Warner Brothers. That company is poison to cross media, and someone new could bring the series to a Star Trek level with the right love. Hey ST and SW are both in reboot/restart mode. It would work.

The Tick, both the live action and Cartoon versions, although I think I heard rumors of a Netflix reboot of the live action series.

Tenchi Muyo, because it has had two reboots. Why not a third?

Uh, hrm. Oh why not a complete reboot of the Disney cartoons through the late 80s to the late 90s and combine them into a Kingdom hearts TV show/movie franchise.

On This Day In History for December 2, 2015

This is the 336th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 29 days remaining in 2015.

* It was on this date in 1409 that The University of Leipzig opens.

* That same date in 1867, At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.

* It was 88 years ago today that Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.

* New York City’s LaGuardia Airport opens 76 years ago today.

* It was 22 years ago today that NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-61.

* 14 years ago today, Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Happy birthday goes out to:

* French painter Georges Seurat born on this date in 1859.

* One of the co-founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus, Charles Edward Ringling, was born today in 1863

* Actress Cathy Lee Crosby turns 71 today.

* Also born today in 1944, Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace.

* Actress and producer Lucy Liu is 47.

* Tennis player Monica Seles is 42.

* Singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress Britney Spears is 34.

* And #12, Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers,turns 32 today.

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And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 2, 2015

News

* Another Star Trek gadget that almost was – thankfully not

* Now there’s an easy-button for Domino’s Pizza

Listener Birthday Calendar

* 02 – Ben Fryxell from the MacMania Podcast

* 02 – Tim Bourquin

Coming up in this episode…

A better idea for the selfie-stick

How not to apply for a police job

Why is the sky blue?

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Q: What was your first screen name?

Justin: Dronebrain

Scott: My first screen name was “King Nothing”. That was my Metallica phase!

On This Day In History for November 25, 2015

This is the 329th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 36 days remaining in 2015.

It was on this date in 1915 that Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

It was 75 years ago today that World War II: First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.

November 25, 1952, Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.

That same date in 1984, Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

Happy birthday goes out on this date to

French astronomer and botanist Jean-François Séguier, born on this date in 1703.

Also born on that same date in 1814 is German physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer.

Singer Percy Sledge would have been 75 had he not died earlier this year.

Actor, author, and lawyer, Ben Stein turns 71 today.

And finally, John F. Kennedy Jr, would have been 55 today.

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 25, 2015

News

Lego slippers!

Man with outstanding warrants applies for Police job

Woman fights to wear pasta strainer on her driver’s license photo

Listener Birthday Calendar

November

25 – Lane Williams

26 – Joanie

27 – Mike Stackpole

27 – Rob Walch

27 – Brad P. from NJ

28 – Ben Sweetser

29 – Crystal Smalling

30 – Scott Sigler

December

01 – Claudio Miranda (ClaudioM)

01 – Phil Rossi

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Hacks & Strange Stories

Embarrassed about a selfie-stick?

Gold Kit Kats?

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Windows turns 30

Remember the Playskool computer?

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