Coming up in this episode…
- Barbie
- Annoying Mistletoe
- How much is the voice of Vader worth
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On This Day In History for November 26, 2014
November 26 is the 330th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 35 days remaining in 2014.
- It was on this date in 1778, In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
- Official opening of Thomas Telford’s Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was 209 years ago today.
- 151 years ago today, United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. (Since 1941, it has been on the fourth Thursday.)
- Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years on this date in 1922.
- Also today in 1922, The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)
- The Delta II rocket makes its maiden flight on this date in 1990.
- Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England 11 years ago today.
Happy Birthday goes out on this date to
- German organist and composer Johannes Bach born on this date in 1604.
- Also born on that same date in 1678, Jean-Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer
- The man who invented air conditioning, Willis Carrier was born today in 1876.
- One of the co-founders of the McDonald’s restaurant chain, Maurice McDonald was born 112 years ago.
- English computer scientist and psychologist Margaret Boden turns 78.
- Turning 75 today, the lovely singer, songwriter, and actress Tina Turner
- And finally turning 69 today, Fleetwood Mac’s John McVie
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 26, 2014
News
- Monterey researchers take first-ever known video of mysterious black seadevil
- Barbie F*cks It Up Again
Listener Birthday Calendar
- Nov 26 – Joanie
- Nov 27 – Brad P. from NJ
- Nov 28 – Ben Sweetser
- Dec 01 – Claudio Miranda (ClaudioM)
- Dec 02 – Ben Fryxell from the MacMania Podcast
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Hacks & Strange Stories
- This is what happens when a drone interrupts your Christmas date
- Listen To The Recording Of Philae Landing On Comet 67P
- (From MadMarv) Tetris – Player Piano (Official Video)
Remember When
- These LEGO Instructions from 1974 Are Awesome (And Yes, They’re Real)
- And Here’s a Treasure Trove of 90s Videos About the Internet
Geek Library
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