Today in history
I thought this was interesting. Tomorrow marks the one year date of the break up of Columbia upon reentry.
I always was interested in history.
On another note in history, my post count is ironically 1812.. hrm, neat.
I thought this was interesting. Tomorrow marks the one year date of the break up of Columbia upon reentry.
I always was interested in history.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I.
On this date:
In 1606, Guy Fawkes, convicted for his part in the "Gunpowder Plot" against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
In 1797, composer Franz Schubert was born in Vienna, Austria.
In 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of all the Confederate armies.
In 1917, Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
In 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt devalued the dollar in relation to gold.
In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began invading Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
In 1945, Private Eddie Slovik became the only U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion as he was shot by an American firing squad in France.
In 1950, President Truman announced he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.
In 1971, astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
In 2000, an Alaska Airlines jet plummeted into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 people aboard.
Ten years ago: In Somalia, a convoy of U.S. soldiers opened fire on hundreds of Somali civilians outside a food distribution center, killing at least eight. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams arrived in New York after being granted a 48-hour visa so that he could take part in a conference on Northern Ireland.
Five years ago: The Denver Broncos repeated as NFL champions, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl 33. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham presented what they called convincing proof that the AIDS (news - web sites) virus originated in chimpanzees and spread to people in Africa.
One year ago: President Bush (news - web sites) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) met at the White House; Bush said he would welcome a second U.N. resolution on Iraq (news - web sites) but only if it led to the prompt disarming of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). Pushing for a new resolution, Blair called confronting Iraq "a test of the international community."
On Jan. 31, 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I.
On this date:
In 1606, Guy Fawkes, convicted for his part in the "Gunpowder Plot" against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed.
In 1797, composer Franz Schubert was born in Vienna, Austria.
In 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of all the Confederate armies.
In 1917, Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
In 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt devalued the dollar in relation to gold.
In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began invading Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.
In 1945, Private Eddie Slovik became the only U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for desertion as he was shot by an American firing squad in France.
In 1950, President Truman announced he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.
In 1971, astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
In 2000, an Alaska Airlines jet plummeted into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 people aboard.
Ten years ago: In Somalia, a convoy of U.S. soldiers opened fire on hundreds of Somali civilians outside a food distribution center, killing at least eight. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams arrived in New York after being granted a 48-hour visa so that he could take part in a conference on Northern Ireland.
Five years ago: The Denver Broncos repeated as NFL champions, defeating the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Super Bowl 33. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham presented what they called convincing proof that the AIDS (news - web sites) virus originated in chimpanzees and spread to people in Africa.
One year ago: President Bush (news - web sites) and British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) met at the White House; Bush said he would welcome a second U.N. resolution on Iraq (news - web sites) but only if it led to the prompt disarming of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). Pushing for a new resolution, Blair called confronting Iraq "a test of the international community."