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To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>English chemist and academic, Robert Plot, born on this date in 1640.<\/li>\n<li>Born December 13, 1662, Italian astronomer and philosopher Francesco Bianchini.<\/li>\n<li>Franz Aepinus, the German astronomer and philosopher was born 293 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Born December 13, 1780, German chemist, invented the D\u00f6bereiner’s lamp Johann Wolfgang D\u00f6bereiner.<\/li>\n<li>Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens was born on that same date in 1816.<\/li>\n<li>16th First Lady of the United States, Mary Todd Lincoln was born 199 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Danish feminist, novelist and telegraphist, Mathilde Fibiger, born on this date in 1830.<\/li>\n<li>Kristian Birkeland, the Norwegian physicist and author was born 150 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>American mathematician, Annie Dale Biddle Andrews was born 132 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Born December 13, 1887, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic George P\u00f3lya.<\/li>\n<li>American actor, singer, and dancer, Dick Van Dyke, born on this date in 1925.<\/li>\n<li>Also turning 88 today is Canadian actor and producer Christopher Plummer.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1948, \u00a0American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor, Ted Nugent.<\/li>\n<li>American actor, Jamie Foxx, born on this date in 1967.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>07 – Peter aka Zzippster from the Zzipp and Co. 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Ten years of listening to Technorama!<\/li>\n<li>21 – James Ballard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karaksindru.com\/\">KarakSindru<\/a><\/li>\n<li>22 – Bo Pace<\/li>\n<li>22 – Luke “Chuck’s Stalker” Smith (2000)<\/li>\n<li>22 – Jason Pelloni, Tampa, FL<\/li>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\">Wiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for December 13, 2017<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/heat-vision\/mark-hamill-gave-family-a-terminally-ill-boy-an-emotional-beautiful-experience-1064432\">Mark Hamill visited a sick child<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/one-of-the-most-famous-movie-robots-of-all-time-just-so-1820676797\">One of the Most Famous Movie Robots of All Time Just Sold for $5.4 Million<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Hacks & Strange Stories<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2017\/11\/finally-a-bottle-opener-that-can-open-si.php\">Finally, A Bottle Opener That Can Open Six Beers At Once – Geekologie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. 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Listen below with the audio player or Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>On This Day In History for December 13, 2017<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>This is the 347th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 18 days remaining in 2017.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1577, that Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.<\/li>\n<li>It was 89 years ago today, that George Gershwin’s An American in Paris is first performed.<\/li>\n<li>Also on December 13, 1962, NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or “Moonwalk” of Apollo 17. 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Podcast, Weymouth, Dorset, UK<\/li>\n<li>08 – DanDman<\/li>\n<li>08 – Gydian (Michael H.)<\/li>\n<li>09 – Steve Kite (BigUnit62)<\/li>\n<li>12 – Deckrd<\/li>\n<li>12 – Kevin Burns (Soleblaze)<\/li>\n<li>12 – Matt Blocker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegiant.us\/\">TheGiant<\/a><\/li>\n<li>12 – Rob Riehl (suriehl)<\/li>\n<li>14 – Michael Spence from <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelspence.us\/\">Brother Osric’s Scriptorium<\/a><\/li>\n<li>17 – <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackdot.be\/\">Jorge Schrauwen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>20 – Phil Burchill 42 this year (2015)! 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<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>On This Day In History for December 13, 2017<\/b><\/h5>\n<p>This is the 347th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 18 days remaining in 2017.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It was on this date in 1577, that Sir Francis Drake sets sail from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.<\/li>\n<li>It was 89 years ago today, that George Gershwin’s An American in Paris is first performed.<\/li>\n<li>Also on December 13, 1962, NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.<\/li>\n<li>Also today in 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or “Moonwalk” of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>English chemist and academic, Robert Plot, born on this date in 1640.<\/li>\n<li>Born December 13, 1662, Italian astronomer and philosopher Francesco Bianchini.<\/li>\n<li>Franz Aepinus, the German astronomer and philosopher was born 293 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Born December 13, 1780, German chemist, invented the D\u00f6bereiner’s lamp Johann Wolfgang D\u00f6bereiner.<\/li>\n<li>Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens was born on that same date in 1816.<\/li>\n<li>16th First Lady of the United States, Mary Todd Lincoln was born 199 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Danish feminist, novelist and telegraphist, Mathilde Fibiger, born on this date in 1830.<\/li>\n<li>Kristian Birkeland, the Norwegian physicist and author was born 150 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>American mathematician, Annie Dale Biddle Andrews was born 132 years ago today.<\/li>\n<li>Born December 13, 1887, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic George P\u00f3lya.<\/li>\n<li>American actor, singer, and dancer, Dick Van Dyke, born on this date in 1925.<\/li>\n<li>Also turning 88 today is Canadian actor and producer Christopher Plummer.<\/li>\n<li>Also born on that same date in 1948, \u00a0American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor, Ted Nugent.<\/li>\n<li>American actor, Jamie Foxx, born on this date in 1967.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listener Birthdays<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>07 – Peter aka Zzippster from the Zzipp and Co. Podcast, Weymouth, Dorset, UK<\/li>\n<li>08 – DanDman<\/li>\n<li>08 – Gydian (Michael H.)<\/li>\n<li>09 – Steve Kite (BigUnit62)<\/li>\n<li>12 – Deckrd<\/li>\n<li>12 – Kevin Burns (Soleblaze)<\/li>\n<li>12 – Matt Blocker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegiant.us\/\">TheGiant<\/a><\/li>\n<li>12 – Rob Riehl (suriehl)<\/li>\n<li>14 – Michael Spence from <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelspence.us\/\">Brother Osric’s Scriptorium<\/a><\/li>\n<li>17 – <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackdot.be\/\">Jorge Schrauwen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>20 – Phil Burchill 42 this year (2015)! Ten years of listening to Technorama!<\/li>\n<li>21 – James Ballard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karaksindru.com\/\">KarakSindru<\/a><\/li>\n<li>22 – Bo Pace<\/li>\n<li>22 – Luke “Chuck’s Stalker” Smith (2000)<\/li>\n<li>22 – Jason Pelloni, Tampa, FL<\/li>\n<li>If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/technorama.wikifoundry.com\/\">Wiki<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>And that\u2019s the way it was, on this day in history for December 13, 2017<\/i><\/p>\n<h4><b>News<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/heat-vision\/mark-hamill-gave-family-a-terminally-ill-boy-an-emotional-beautiful-experience-1064432\">Mark Hamill visited a sick child<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/one-of-the-most-famous-movie-robots-of-all-time-just-so-1820676797\">One of the Most Famous Movie Robots of All Time Just Sold for $5.4 Million<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Hacks & Strange Stories<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/geekologie.com\/2017\/11\/finally-a-bottle-opener-that-can-open-si.php\">Finally, A Bottle Opener That Can Open Six Beers At Once – Geekologie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Shout out to the chat room<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. 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