Today is December 17, the 351st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 14 days remaining until the end of the 2014.<\/p>\n
\n- It was on this date in 497 BC that the first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome.<\/li>\n
- That same date in 1790, was the Discovery of the Aztec calendar stone.<\/li>\n
- First performance of the Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert was on this date in 1865.<\/li>\n
- Several flight related events were on this date. In 1903, the Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The first flight of the Douglas DC-3 was on this date in 1935. and it was 67 years ago today that First flight of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet strategic bomber.<\/li>\n
- The United States successfully launches the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile at Cape Canaveral, Florida 57 years ago today.<\/li>\n
- Project Blue Book: The United States Air Force closes its study of UFOs 45 years ago today.<\/li>\n
- December 17, 1987, Final Fantasy is released in Japan on the Famicon, marking the start of the Final Fantasy series and saving Square from bankruptcy.<\/li>\n
- It was 25 years ago today that The first episode of television series The Simpsons, “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire”, airs in the United States.<\/li>\n
- SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight on this date in 2003.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Happy birthday goes out on this date to<\/p>\n
\n- French mathematician and physicist, born on this date in 1706.<\/li>\n
- Also born on this date in 1778, English chemist and physicist Humphry Davy.<\/li>\n
- Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins would have been 101 today.<\/li>\n
- The computer scientist who developed the APL programming language, Kenneth E. Iverson, was born today in 1920<\/li>\n
- and finally actor, director, and screenwriter Eugene Levy, turns 68 today\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for December 17, 2014<\/p>\n
News<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n- Real Blood Or GTFO: Klingon Bloodwine Now Available<\/a><\/li>\n
- Romulan Ale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n
Listener Birthday Calendar<\/b><\/p>\n\n- 17 – Jorge Schrauwen<\/a><\/li>\n
- 20 – Phil Burchill (will be 0x21 in 2006)<\/li>\n
- 21 – James Ballard KarakSindru<\/a><\/li>\n
- 22 – Bo Pace<\/li>\n
- 22 – Luke “Chuck’s Stalker” Smith (2000)<\/li>\n
- 22 – Jason Pelloni, Tampa, FL<\/li>\n
- 23 – Richard Green<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.<\/p>\n
Hacks & Strange Stories<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Ikea Replaced All the Seats In This Movie Theater With Comfy Beds<\/a><\/li>\n
- iRobot’s newest machine is made for student hackers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Remember When<\/b><\/p>\n\n- 80th Anniversary Monopoly Set Includes Game Tokens From Across the Ages<\/a><\/li>\n
- The top tech gifts of holidays past<\/a><\/li>\n
- Send letters to the editor by computer!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Media Corner<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n- Hardcore 80s Sci Fi film suggestions?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Christopher Lee: Metal Christmas III<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Geek Library<\/b><\/p>\n\n- \u00a0Christmas present for nerdy boyfriend<\/a>? What do you get for the nerd on your list??<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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