In this episode…
- A hill of beans actually does amount to something
- Another perfectly normal thing shaped like a gun
- Have you seen the new iPad? Are you sure?
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Introducing the team…
- Shout out to the chat room
- Happy Birthday to:
- 23 – Steve Riekeberg a.k.a. MissingIntellect of Geek Cred
- 23 – Richard Parkman
- 25 – Nicholas St Gabriel
- 26 – Chuck Tomasi
- 26 – Brina Baird in Hampton, VA
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On This Day In History for March 21, 2012
This is the 81st day of the year. There are 285 days remaining in 2012.
- It was on this date in 1871 that Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
- Also on this date in 1928 – Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
- Alcatraz, a federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes on this date 49 years ago.
- NASA launches Ranger 9 which is the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes, March 21, 1965.
- Today in 1970 – The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto.
- It was also March 21, 1980 – On the season finale of the soap opera Dallas, the infamous character J.R. Ewing is shot by an unseen assailant, leading to the catchphrase “Who shot J.R.?“
- and 13 years ago Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
Happy Birthday goes out on this day to:
- German composer 1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, (d. 1750)
- French mathematician 1768 – Joseph Fourier, (d. 1830)
- American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate 1932 – Walter Gilbert,
- The man who plays Alexi Volkhoff on one of our favorite shows, actor Timothy Dalton, turns 66.
- American computer scientist Scott Fahlman celebrates his 64th birthday today
- and finally Ferris Beuller, actor Matthew Broderick, turns 49.
It’s also
- International World Puppetry Day
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Mother’s Day (in most of the Arab World)
- Truant’s Day in Poland
- International Earth Day
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for March 21, 2012
News
- Unix Creators get their day!
- How do you like your new iPad? Are you sure?
- Cape Cod doctor offers vasectomy and free pizza
Hacks & Strange Stories
- Elaborate Steampunk wine bottle opener
- Old time stock ticker gets new life
- Not just the musical fruit: Beans can be deadly
Remember When
Media Corner
- Pics of Katee Sackhoff in the upcoming Riddick movie
- Which Batmobile would win a race, 1966 or 1989?
What the Chuck!
- Bad idea: A camera shaped like a gun
What the Kreg!
- Breaking News.. Ninja Turtles are an Alien Race? Tough, edgy? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles no longer mutants? Really, Michael Bay?
Geek Library
End of Show Stuff
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