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On This Day In History for October 11, 2023
This is the 284th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 81 days remaining in 2023.
- It was on this date in 1811, that The Juliana began operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor
- It was also this date in 1910 that Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane
- Also on October 11, 1950, CBS’s field-sequential color system for television was the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission
- It was 65 years ago today, that NASA launched Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it failed to achieve a stable orbit
- It was on this date in 1968, that NASA launched Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission
- Also today in 1984, Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a space walk
- It was on this date in 2000, that NASA launched STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission
- 22 years ago today, The Polaroid Corporation filed for federal bankruptcy protection
- Also on October 11, 2018, Soyuz MS-10, launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffered an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely
Happy birthday goes out on this date to:
- German physician and astronomer, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, born on this date in 1758.
- American businessman, founder of the H. J. Heinz Company, Henry J. Heinz was born 179 years ago today.
- American humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, born on this date in 1884.
- Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate was born on that same date in 1884.
- American colonel, engineer, and astronaut, C. Gordon Fullerton, born on this date in 1936.
- Also turning 77 today is American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Daryl Hall.
- Luke Perry, American actor and producer was born on that same date in 1966.
- Also born on that same date in 1969, Moroccan astronomer and explorer, Merieme Chadid.
- Also turning 47 today is American actress and producer Emily Deschanel.
- American video game developer and composer, Toby Fox, born on this date in 1991.
Listener Birthdays
- 11 – Bruce Barr
- 13 – Jason Schwanz
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 11, 2023
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- Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites add to astronomers’ light-pollution woes | Ars Technica
- NASA rover makes adventurous trip, then snaps stunning Mars picture | Mashable
- Scientists Unlock Secret of Earth’s Core: ‘We Just Found the Holy Grail’
- 1st black hole imaged by humanity is confirmed to be spinning, study finds | Space
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