Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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On this day in 1931, the Empire State Building was officially completed.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Monday, April 28, 2008

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On this day in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and five companions began a journey on the Kon-Tiki raft that lasted for 101 days over 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean and ended with landfall on a reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands on August 7, 1947.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

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Wallace Hume Carothers the inventor of nylon was born on this day in 1896.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

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Ornithologist John James Audubon was born on this day in 1785.

Friday, April 25, 2008

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On this day in 1961 Robert Noyce, co-founder of Intel, was granted a patent for an integrated circuit.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

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In 1061, the arrival of Halley's comet caused a monk to predict the destruction of England. Five years later the Normans successfully invaded England, but did not destroy it.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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Physicist and Nobel laureat Max Plank was born on this day in 1858.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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In 1970, on this day, the first nationwide Earth Day was celebrated.

Monday, April 21, 2008

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Naturalist, farmer, explorer, writer and conservationist John Muir was born on this day in 1838. He was one of the key advocates that convinced Teddy Roosevelt to create our national park system.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

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On this day in 1897 Simon Lake was granted a patent for an even keel submarine.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

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Salyut 1 was the first DOS long duration orbital station was launched 37 years ago today.

Friday, April 18, 2008

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George Hitchings, who won the Nobel prize in 1988 for his work on chemotherapy, was born 103 years ago today.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

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Giovanni Riccioli, the first astronmer to observe a double star, was born 510 years ago today.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

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On this day in 1921, biochemist Marie Maynard Daly was born.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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On this day in 1707, reknowned mathematician Leonhard Euler was born.

Monday, April 14, 2008

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On this day on 1629 Christiaan Huygens, mathematician, astronomer, and physicist, who founded the wave theory of light and discovered the true shape of the rings of Saturn, was born.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

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Today is the 265th anniversary of the birth of a man who was throughout his lifetime an extraordinarily learned individual; including interests in mathematics and natural sciences, Thomas Jefferson. He also dabbled in politics.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

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On this day in 1961, Yuri Gagarin made history with his, 108-minute, 181 x 327-km single-orbit flight around the world. And mankind took its first steps into the final frontier.

Friday, April 11, 2008

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Prolific chemist, Percy L. Julian was born on this day in 1899.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

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Nobel laureate Bernardo Alberto Houssay was born on this day in 1887.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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On this day in 1919, computer pioneer J. Presper Eckert was born.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Monday, April 7, 2008

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The man who gave the world legos, Ole Kirk Chistiansen, was born on this day in 1891.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

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Donald Douglas, founder of McDonald Douglas, was born on this day in 1892.

Saturday, April 5, 2008

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On this day in 1858 Atlee Burpee, a seedsman who founded the world's largest mail-order seed company, was born.

Friday, April 4, 2008

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Linus Yale, an inventor and manufacturer of locks, including the cylinder or pin tumbler lock known by his name, was born on this day in 1821.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

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Industrialist and inventor Walter Chrysler was born on this day in 1875.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

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On this day in 1976, Apple Computer was established. No foolin'.