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On This Day In History for September 18, 2013
This is September 18, 2013. It is the 261st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 104 days remaining in 2013.
- It was on this date in 1502 that Christopher Columbus lands at Honduras on his fourth, and final voyage.
- The Royal Opera House in London opens on this date in 1809
- It was September 18, 1851 that saw the first publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
- Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition to Yellowstone on this date in 1870
- Today in 1927 – The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
- One year later, Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
- Vanguard 3 is launched into Earth orbit 54 years ago.
- Today in 1977 – Voyager I takes first photograph of the Earth and the Moon together.
- 33 year ago – Soyuz 38 carries 2 cosmonauts (including 1 Cuban) to Salyut 6 space station.
- Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic today in 1984.
- and it was on this date in 1998 – ICANN is formed.
Happy Birthday goes out on this day to:
- French physicist Léon Foucault, born on this date in 1819
- Edwin McMillan, the American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate was also born today in 1907.
- also born today in 1932, Soviet astronaut Nikolay Rukavishnikov
- September 14, 1944 is the birthday of American astronaut Charles L. Veach
- It must be astronaut birthday, because Japanese astronaut Takao Doi, turns 59
- and finally Lance Armstrong, the American cyclist and activist, founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation turns 42 today
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for September 18, 2013
News
- Batman and Captain America rescue a cat from a burning house
- One of the first true robots fetched a nice auction price
Hacks & Strange Stories
- Hello Kitty Beer
- Then why not manly dish washing soap based on whiskey?
Remember When
- Retro-space concepts from 1961
- I’m sure I’m qualified for one of these futuristic jobs
- Future phone features of 1965
Media Corner
- A college course on The Walking Dead
- You will need skull slicing arrow tips for the lab
Geek Library
- What were your goals in 3rd grade? I’ll bet they weren’t as ambitious as this!
- Couple of observations about Star Trek Into Darkness
- I Love Leonard Nimoy, but I don’t think that he was needed at all in this movie.
- Poor Scotty had to run his a$$ off in that huge ship
- I am still left wanting to see more McCoy
- Mention about the Mudd Incident
- I think StarFleet needs to issue wrist straps with all phasers. They seem to be dropping them as if they were iPhones.
- Brad Miller says bumpers too
- Clinton added that Phasers are the Federations Wiimote
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