…No, we are not, and don’t call us Shirley.
Coming up in this episode…
- A missing bridge
- Oxford does away with an old favorite
- Some TV talk
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Introducing the team…
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- Happy Birthday to:
- 13 – Jason Schwanz
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On This Day In History for October 12, 2011
- It was on this date in 1492 – Christopher Columbus‘s expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached South Asia
- Also today in 1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- The first celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York today in 1792
- I’ll bet it was a rainy day today in 1823 – because Charles Macintosh, of Scotland, sells the first raincoat.
- An iron lung respirator is used for the first time on October 12, 1928 at Children’s Hospital, Boston
- The United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island, is acquired by the United States Department of Justice today in 1933.
- and on this date in 1964 – The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew and the first flight without space suits
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the first of five books in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams is published today in 1979
- NASA loses radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft 17 years ago, as the probe descends into the thick atmosphere of Venus (the spacecraft presumably burned up in the atmosphere).
- and today is “The Day of Six Billion”. Why? Because the proclaimed 6 billionth living human in the world is born on October 12, 1999.
- It was six years ago that the second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6 is launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for five days in orbit.
Happy Birthday goes out on this day to:
- German Chemist Christian Gmelin, born today in 1792
- Also born today in 1860 – American inventor Elmer Sperry
- Arthur Harden, the English chemist and Nobel Prize laureate was born on this date in 1865.
- The animator of Gumby, Art Clokey was also born today in 1921 – he passed away just last year.
- and finally Wolverine actor, Hugh Jackman, celebrates his 43rd birthday today.
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 12, 2011
News
Hacks & Strange Stories
Remember When
Media Corner
- Learning Klingon helped a man with his dyslexia
- TV Talk – time to talk about the new season
- Chuck – starts 10/28
- Bones starts shortly after
- Fringe and Dexter have started again
- Doctor Who, Eureka, and Warehouse 13 have ended
What the Chuck!
- How does an entire bridge go missing?
- Liisa is teaching me to play Magic
- Great nights for watching Jupiter & moons
Geek Library
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