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On This Day In History for October 1, 2025
This is the 274th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 91 days remaining in 2025.
- It was on this date in 1890, that Yosemite National Park was established by the U.S. Congress.
- That same date in 1891, Stanford University opened its doors in California, United States.
- On October 1, 1903, Baseball: The Boston Americans played the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
- That same date in 1908, Ford Model T automobiles were offered for sale at a price of US$825.
- The George Washington Bridge in the United States was opened, linking New Jersey and New York on this date in 1931.
- It was also this date in 1940 that the Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opened to traffic.
- It was on this date in 1947, that The North American F-86 Sabre flew for the first time.
- 67 years ago today, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was replaced by NASA.
- October 1, 1961, The CTV Television Network, Canada’s first private television network, was launched.
- It was 56 years ago today that Concorde broke the sound barrier for the first time.
- Also on October 1, 1971, Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida.
- Also today in 1971, The first practical CT scanner was used to diagnose a patient.
- It was also this date in 1982 that Sony and Phillips launched the compact disc in Japan; on the same day, Sony released the model CDP-101 compact disc player, the first player of its kind.
- It was 43 years ago today, that EPCOT Center (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) opened at Walt Disney World in Florida.
- 24 years ago today, 3G wireless technology first became available when it was adopted by Japanese telecommunications company NTT Docomo.
- On October 1, 2003, the popular and controversial English-language imageboard 4chan was launched.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
- American engineer and businessman who founded the Boeing Company, William Boeing, born on this date in 1881.
- Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic was born on that same date in 1894.
- Austrian-English physicist and academic, Otto Robert Frisch, born on this date in 1904.
- José Enrique Moyal, Australian physicist and engineer was born on that same date in 1910.
- English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester, Kathleen Ollerenshaw was born 113 years ago today.
- Also born on that same date in 1922, Chinese-American physicist, academic, and Nobel Prize laureate, Chen-Ning Yang.
- American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons, Dave Arneson was born 78 years ago today.
- Born October 1, 1950, Russian physician and astronaut Boris Morukov.
- Hungarian mathematician and educator, Éva Tardos is 68 today.
- Also born on that same date in 1960, American scientist, Doppler on Wheels inventor, and storm chaser, Joshua Wurman.
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
- 6 – John Deurholt (Jo Dho)
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 1, 2025
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News
- NASA announces Voyager 1’s remarkable new discovery at the edge of our solar system – African In Space
- Unusual New 3I/ATLAS Discovery Suggests the Interstellar Comet is “Anomalously Massive” – The Debrief
- This dwarf planet has gas: Makemake’s methane surprises scientists | Space
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Interview with Adam Savage
We were thrilled to welcome back the incomparable Adam Savage1! It’s been two decades since his first interview with us, and the capital ‘M’ Maker is busier than ever. He shares how his work evolved after MythBusters and MythBusters Junior, moving to the creation of roughly 400 videos a year on his incredibly successful YouTube channel, Tested. Adam discusses the incredible access his reputation has granted him in film and aerospace industries, his thoughts on the current state of maker technology—from having 3D printers in his shop to his reluctance to jump on AI for creative output—and his philosophy of being a “permission machine” that inspires others to pursue their deepest passions. Tune in to hear the full interview, including Adam’s favorite movie, sound effect, and, of course, a deep dive into his complex relationship with duct tape!
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Episode 782: Geeks in the Machine
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Episode 781: Roomba, You’ve Done It Again!
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Episode 777: “Ohm” My Goodness, It’s Science!
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Episode 776: The Hyperdrive is out…Again!
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Episode 775: My Butler is a Murderbot
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Episode 774: The Simulation that EVERYONE is talking about
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Episode 773: Keep Calm and Put In a Ticket
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