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On This Day In History for July 31, 2013
This is July 31. It is the 212th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 153 days remaining in 2013.
- It was on this date in 1498 that Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad on his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere.
- That same date in 1790 – The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
- The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia today in 1865.
- July 31, 1930 – The radio mystery program The Shadow airs for the first time.
- Exactly one year later – New York, New York experimental television station W2XAB (now known as WCBS) begins broadcasting.
- Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis on this date in 1938.
- It was also on this date in 1954 that saw the first ascent of K2, by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio.
- 49 years ago today – Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes.
- Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover on this date in 1971.
- 14 years ago as part of the Discovery Program: NASA intentionally crashes the Lunar Prospector spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the moon’s surface.
Happy birthday goes out on this date to
- Animator and producer Fred Quimby, born on this date in 1886.
- Also born on this date in 1926, philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist, Hilary Putnam
- Martial artist, actor and producer Wesley Snipes turns 51 today
- Novelist J. K. Rowling turns 48 today
- and finally businessman, investor, and author Mark Cuban is 45.
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 31, 2013
News
Hanging in there. I have attached something you can talk about for next week’s show. A No-Brainer, but PCWorld finally bit the dust and are canning their Print Magazine (after 30 YEARS!). I have the Last Issue in my hands actually.
-Marc
Hacks & Strange Stories
Stormtrooper officer Michael Schramm builds with his friends, the world’s largest model of Darth Vader’s Tie Fighter. It is 1.4 tons and nearly full size.
- Google Algorithm Busts Chinese Car Theft Ring Entirely by Accident
- Man arrested for drunk driving a pool on wheels
Remember When
- Internet Pioneers Discuss the Future of Money, Books, and Paper in 1972
- Spoiler…It all came true!
- My how storage has changed
- A free fall ride on the Eiffel Tower – what could possibly go wrong?
Geek Library
- 2^7 Nerd disses
- Wolverine – Chuck’s quick notes
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