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When did Western Union launch its own satellite?
Space trivia: On This Day in Space! Feb. 25, 1982: Western Union launches Westar 4 communications satellite– The
When did the first canned beer go on sale?
The first canned beer went on sale on January 24, 1935- this day in history and ninety-one percent
History: Two explorers cross the English Channel in a balloon
Today in history: January 7, 1785- Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries, in a gas balloon, become
Concorde supersonic travel: This day in history
Concorde supersonic flight speeds cut travel time between London and New York to less than four hours. The
Enter the tomb of King Tut- today in history
Tomb of King Tut- November 26, 1922 “In Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, British archaeologists Howard Carter and
New York City subway opens-today in history
This day in history the News York City subway opens on the afternoon of October 27, 1904. The
Who’s the first aviator to break the sound barrier?
Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to break the sound barrier– this day in history The following written content
Man walks on the moon-today in history
Neil Armstrong walks on moon-today in history– “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Skylab space station crashes to earth-today in history
Launched in 1973, Skylab was the world’s first successful space station-safely housing three separate three-man crews for extended periods of
1965: “Mr. Tambourine Man” released and the folk-rock revolution is on
This day in History- “Released on June 21, 1965, the Byrds’ debut album, Mr. Tambourine Man, marked the beginning
The Archies’ ‘Sugar- Sugar’ released: today in history
Years later, The Archies’ ‘Sugar, Sugar’ is still ‘really sweet. In 1969 Woodstock brought almost a million people together
“Titanic” wins 11 Academy Awards- today in history
The following written content via History By the time James Cameron took the stage to accept his Academy Award for
Hula Hoop patented-this day in history
The Hula Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy became a huge sensation. The toy was patented on this day in
Discovery: DNA Chemical structure today in history
Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNA on this day in history, February 28, 1953. The following
First “911” call is placed in the US- today in history
Today in history, the first “911” call was placed in the United States in 1968 by Rep. Rankin
World’s largest diamond found-this day in history
World’s largest diamond-the “Cullinan”, was found on January 25, 1905 in South Africa weighing 1.33 pounds. The following
Gusher signals start of U.S. oil industry, 1901
On this day in history, January 10, 1901, an enormous gusher of crude oil signals the start of