Defeat ProleFeed
from MiniTrue! *
from MiniTrue! *
Get the big picture. *
* Telstar, the first active communications satellite, relayed
the first live transatlantic television signal on July 23, 1962.
It weighed 171 pounds and measured a little over 34 inches
in diameter. The first broadcast was to have been remarks
by President John F. Kennedy, but the signal was acquired
before the President was ready, so the lead-in time was
filled with a short segment of a televised major league
baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the
Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. [From Wikipedia and NASA.]
the first live transatlantic television signal on July 23, 1962.
It weighed 171 pounds and measured a little over 34 inches
in diameter. The first broadcast was to have been remarks
by President John F. Kennedy, but the signal was acquired
before the President was ready, so the lead-in time was
filled with a short segment of a televised major league
baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the
Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. [From Wikipedia and NASA.]
Take a
new trip
every
day.*
new trip
every
day.*
* Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, was first published
by Macmillan and Co. in London, on July 4th, 1865.
by Macmillan and Co. in London, on July 4th, 1865.
* On July 17, 1897, eleven months after the initial
discovery of gold, the steamship Portland arrived in Seattle
from Dawson [in the Canadian Yukon] with "more than a
ton of gold", according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. With
that pronouncement, the Klondike Gold Rush was on! --
University of Washington Libraries, "The Klondike Gold
Rush."
discovery of gold, the steamship Portland arrived in Seattle
from Dawson [in the Canadian Yukon] with "more than a
ton of gold", according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. With
that pronouncement, the Klondike Gold Rush was on! --
University of Washington Libraries, "The Klondike Gold
Rush."
Find a goldmine of
treasure. *
treasure. *
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*Samuel Pepys, an English naval administrator and
Member of Parliament, is most famous for the diary
that he kept from 1660 to 1669. It is considered one
of the most important primary sources for the period.
Citing trouble with his eyesight, Pepys made his last
entry on May 31, 1669.
Member of Parliament, is most famous for the diary
that he kept from 1660 to 1669. It is considered one
of the most important primary sources for the period.
Citing trouble with his eyesight, Pepys made his last
entry on May 31, 1669.
Discover new worlds!
*Christopher Colombus set off on the first of four
transatlantic adventures on August 3, 1492. The Nina
(pictured), the Pinta and the Santa Maria set sail from Spain
first for the Canary Islands. [Encyclopedia Brittanica]
transatlantic adventures on August 3, 1492. The Nina
(pictured), the Pinta and the Santa Maria set sail from Spain
first for the Canary Islands. [Encyclopedia Brittanica]
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*"On the weekend of August 15th, 1969, an estimated
400,000 people from all over America descended on the
600-acre dairy farm of Max Yasgur, in Bethel, New York, for a
three-day concert, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair." Rolling
Stone magazine.
400,000 people from all over America descended on the
600-acre dairy farm of Max Yasgur, in Bethel, New York, for a
three-day concert, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair." Rolling
Stone magazine.
Find out why Mona Lisa
is smiling.*
is smiling.*
*The painting was discovered stolen on August 21, 1911, by
painter Louis Béroud. Pablo Picasso was one of the people
who came under suspicion as the thief. Two years later, it was
determined that Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia stole it
by entering the Louvre during regular hours, hiding in a broom
closet and walking out with it hidden under his coat after the
museum had closed. Peruggia was an Italian patriot who
believed da Vinci's painting should be returned to Italy for
display in an Italian museum. Theft of the Mona Lisa, PBS.
painter Louis Béroud. Pablo Picasso was one of the people
who came under suspicion as the thief. Two years later, it was
determined that Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia stole it
by entering the Louvre during regular hours, hiding in a broom
closet and walking out with it hidden under his coat after the
museum had closed. Peruggia was an Italian patriot who
believed da Vinci's painting should be returned to Italy for
display in an Italian museum. Theft of the Mona Lisa, PBS.
Be prepared. *
*Hurricane Katrina made its second landfall on the morning
of August 31, 2005, near New Orleans, Louisiana.
www.nola.com/katrina/
of August 31, 2005, near New Orleans, Louisiana.
www.nola.com/katrina/
| Enjoy radio without the soapy melodrama.* |
* Search for Tomorrow, the first long-running soap opera,
aired its first episode on September 3, 1951, on CBS. The
last CBS episode aired on Friday, March 26, 1982, with NBC
picking it up on the following Monday, March 29, 1982. It
continued on NBC until the final episode was aired on Friday,
December 26, 1986. Mary Stuart -- in the role of Joanne
Gardner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur -- starred from
beginning to end.
aired its first episode on September 3, 1951, on CBS. The
last CBS episode aired on Friday, March 26, 1982, with NBC
picking it up on the following Monday, March 29, 1982. It
continued on NBC until the final episode was aired on Friday,
December 26, 1986. Mary Stuart -- in the role of Joanne
Gardner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur -- starred from
beginning to end.
Be inspired. *
"Francis Scott Key...visited the British fleet in Chesapeake
Bay to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, who had
been captured after the burning of Washington, DC. The
release was secured, but Key was detained on ship
overnight during the shelling of Fort McHenry, one of the
forts defending Baltimore. In the morning [September 13,
1814], he was so delighted to see the American flag still
flying over the fort that he began a poem to commemorate
the occasion." Wikipedia.
Bay to secure the release of Dr. William Beanes, who had
been captured after the burning of Washington, DC. The
release was secured, but Key was detained on ship
overnight during the shelling of Fort McHenry, one of the
forts defending Baltimore. In the morning [September 13,
1814], he was so delighted to see the American flag still
flying over the fort that he began a poem to commemorate
the occasion." Wikipedia.
* "Hey Jude" reached #1 on the American charts on
September 28, 1968 and stayed there for nine weeks, when
it was knocked off by "Love Child" by Diana Ross & the
Supremes. From the lyrics: "You're waiting for someone to
perform with/And don't you know that it's just you...." At 7
mins. 11secs. it was the longest song ever to hit #1.
September 28, 1968 and stayed there for nine weeks, when
it was knocked off by "Love Child" by Diana Ross & the
Supremes. From the lyrics: "You're waiting for someone to
perform with/And don't you know that it's just you...." At 7
mins. 11secs. it was the longest song ever to hit #1.
It's just you. *
Incomparable. *
* John Muir's struggle against the devastation of the
subalpine meadows surrounding Yosemite Valley resulted in
the creation of Yosemite National Park on October 1, 1890.
subalpine meadows surrounding Yosemite Valley resulted in
the creation of Yosemite National Park on October 1, 1890.
Opera? Catch the Local.
* The first Metropolitan Opera House was built on Broadway
and 39th Street by a group of wealthy businessmen who
wanted their own opera house. In the company’s early years,
the management changed course several times, first
performing everything in Italian (even Carmen and
Lohengrin), then everything in German (even Aida and Faust),
before finally settling into a policy of performing most works
in their original language — with some notable exceptions. It
opened on October 22, 1883, with Gounod's Faust -- in
Italian. (Met History) KMUN and KTCB broadcast three hours
of Sunday Opera, selected and hosted by local
programmers, every Sunday from 9:00am to Noon.
and 39th Street by a group of wealthy businessmen who
wanted their own opera house. In the company’s early years,
the management changed course several times, first
performing everything in Italian (even Carmen and
Lohengrin), then everything in German (even Aida and Faust),
before finally settling into a policy of performing most works
in their original language — with some notable exceptions. It
opened on October 22, 1883, with Gounod's Faust -- in
Italian. (Met History) KMUN and KTCB broadcast three hours
of Sunday Opera, selected and hosted by local
programmers, every Sunday from 9:00am to Noon.
Break the sound barrier. *
* The bullwhip is the first human-made object to break the sound
barrier. The German V-2 ballistic missile was the first
self-propelled vehicle to do so, on October 3, 1942. Some have
claimed that Major George Welch was the first human to break the
sound barrier, in an experimental Sabre jet, on October 1, 1947.
But Chuck Yeager, at 24, undeniably broke the sound barrier in
the experimental X-1, in level flight, at analtitude of 45,000 feet,
on October 14, 1947. Two days earlier he had broken two ribs
while riding a horse, and was in such pain that he couldn't seal the
airplane's hatch by himself. Wikipedia.
barrier. The German V-2 ballistic missile was the first
self-propelled vehicle to do so, on October 3, 1942. Some have
claimed that Major George Welch was the first human to break the
sound barrier, in an experimental Sabre jet, on October 1, 1947.
But Chuck Yeager, at 24, undeniably broke the sound barrier in
the experimental X-1, in level flight, at analtitude of 45,000 feet,
on October 14, 1947. Two days earlier he had broken two ribs
while riding a horse, and was in such pain that he couldn't seal the
airplane's hatch by himself. Wikipedia.
Freedom from the
oppression and tyranny
of corporate radio.
oppression and tyranny
of corporate radio.
* The State of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886,
commemorates the centennial of the United States and is a
gesture of friendship from France to America. Her classical
appearance (Roman stola, sandals, facial expression)
derives from Libertas, ancient Rome's goddess of freedom
from slavery, oppression, and tyranny. Wikipedia.
commemorates the centennial of the United States and is a
gesture of friendship from France to America. Her classical
appearance (Roman stola, sandals, facial expression)
derives from Libertas, ancient Rome's goddess of freedom
from slavery, oppression, and tyranny. Wikipedia.
* Dr. Who, the galaxy-roaming "Time Lord", came up against some real
science a week ago Sunday night [November 23] and lost. Somebody with
a rare knack for electronics and a strange sense of humor took over
WTTW's signal. For 88 seconds-- it must have seemed much longer --fans
of Dr. Who watched Max Headroom, the high-tech TV caricature, gabbling
unintelligibly and being spanked on his bare behind with a fly swatter.
Earlier the same joker had interrupted WGN-Channel 9's highlights of the
Bears game with the ghost of Max Headroom. Both stations and the
Federal Communications Commission are doing all they can to find this
invader of the airwaves and correct him or her, not with a fly swatter.
Chicago Tribune, Nov. 30, 1980. Watch the CBS News video on You Tube.
science a week ago Sunday night [November 23] and lost. Somebody with
a rare knack for electronics and a strange sense of humor took over
WTTW's signal. For 88 seconds-- it must have seemed much longer --fans
of Dr. Who watched Max Headroom, the high-tech TV caricature, gabbling
unintelligibly and being spanked on his bare behind with a fly swatter.
Earlier the same joker had interrupted WGN-Channel 9's highlights of the
Bears game with the ghost of Max Headroom. Both stations and the
Federal Communications Commission are doing all they can to find this
invader of the airwaves and correct him or her, not with a fly swatter.
Chicago Tribune, Nov. 30, 1980. Watch the CBS News video on You Tube.
* The underlying ideas of the Web can be traced as far back
as 1980, when, at CERN in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee built
ENQUIRE (referring to Enquire Within Upon Everything, a
book he recalled from his youth). In March 1989, Tim
Berners-Lee wrote a proposal, which referenced ENQUIRE and
described a more elaborate information management
system. With help from Robert Cailliau, he published a more
formal proposal for the World Wide Web on November 12,
1990. Wikipedia.
as 1980, when, at CERN in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee built
ENQUIRE (referring to Enquire Within Upon Everything, a
book he recalled from his youth). In March 1989, Tim
Berners-Lee wrote a proposal, which referenced ENQUIRE and
described a more elaborate information management
system. With help from Robert Cailliau, he published a more
formal proposal for the World Wide Web on November 12,
1990. Wikipedia.
Take flight in the world. *
* Orville Wright made the first powered flight, at Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. He flew a distance of
120 feet at a speed of 6.8 miles, only 10 feet off the ground.
North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. He flew a distance of
120 feet at a speed of 6.8 miles, only 10 feet off the ground.
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* George Orwell wrote most of Nineteen Eighty-Four on
the island of Jura, Scotland in 1948, and it was published
on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg, although he had
been writing it since 1945. During the period of the writing
of the novel, Orwell was critically ill with tuberculosis, and
it is no accident that the hero of the novel seems to
suffer from a similar illness. Wikipedia
the island of Jura, Scotland in 1948, and it was published
on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg, although he had
been writing it since 1945. During the period of the writing
of the novel, Orwell was critically ill with tuberculosis, and
it is no accident that the hero of the novel seems to
suffer from a similar illness. Wikipedia
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