Technorama Ep 411: Meanwhile, back at the ranch

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French Sewers
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Marvel Cinematic University

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Where have we been?? What have we been up to? Why haven’t we Podcasting??

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On This Day In History for October 1, 2014

This is October 1. It is the 274th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining in 2014.

It was on this date in 1811 that the first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
That same date in 1847, German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens founds Siemens AG & Halske.
October 1, 1854 – The watch company founded in 1850 in Roxbury by Aaron Lufkin Dennison relocates to Waltham, Massachusetts, to become the Waltham Watch Company, a pioneer in the American system of watch manufacturing.
First electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison today in 1880.
106 years ago, Ford puts the Model T car on the market for the “princely sum” of US$825.
Today in 1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens.
First flight of the Bell XP-59 “Aircomet” was today in 1942.
Exactly five years later, another maiden flight. This time it was the North American F-86 Sabre in 1947.
It was this date in 1958 that NASA is created to replace NACA.
Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time today 45 years ago.
Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida, on this date in 1971
11 years later to the date – EPCOT Center opens at Walt Disney World.
Sony launches the first consumer compact disc player (model CDP-101) today in 1982.
And one of my favorite cable channels, Cartoon Network, starts broadcasting on this date 1992!

Happy birthday goes out on this date to:

Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer Luigi Guido Grandi born on this date in 1671
Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist would have been 101 today.
A couple actors were born on October 1st: Actor and singer Walter Matthau was born today in 1920
and James Whitmore was one year younger.
rounding out the birthdays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter turns 90 years old today.

And finally, today is International day of older persons

We should make October 1st “Technorama Day” (10/1)!

And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for (date)

News

Listener Birthday Calendar

Oct 01 – 10/1 = 101 & Stephen Wesche ( Saint Louis Missouri)
Oct 02 – Adam Rumpke
Oct 06 – John Duerholt (Jo Dho)

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Hacks & Strange Stories

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Media Corner

Geek Library

Hey listeners: Geek Thought – If Oct is the prefix for 8 and Dec is the prefix for 10, why is October the 10th month and December the 12th?

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