Today in History.....

W!nston · Dec 17, 2017

Today In History 1903: Kitty Hawk, N. Carolina: Orville and Wilbur Wright achieve the 1st successful self-propelled flight. The aircraft ran on a monorail track that sprung it upward. The 1st flight lasted just 12 seconds. Later on that day Wilbur flew for 59 seconds and 852 feet

W!nston · Dec 18, 2017

December 17, 1972:

December 17, 1972: Apollo 17 astronaut Ron Evans went on a spacewalk outside the command module during the journey back to Earth, retrieving film cassettes and cameras. Total time for his EVA was 1 hour, 7 minutes, 18 seconds.

W!nston · Dec 22, 2017

A Christmas tree made from cans ...

A Christmas tree made from cans on the Skylab space station, December 1973

W!nston · Dec 25, 2017

"And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas – and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth."
—Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman, December 24, 1968

brmstn69 · Dec 26, 2017

December 25, 1914 British, French, and German troops on the Western front lay down arms to celebrate Christmas together.

W!nston · Dec 29, 2017

NASA concept art shows the path of Comet Kohoutek as it traveled through space, showing the position of the comet on Christmas Eve in 1973, not long after it was discovered.

Comet Kohoutek made its closest approach to Earth on December 28, 1973.

haiducii · Dec 31, 2017

On this day: 31st December

Sir Anthony Hopkins is celebrating his 80th birthday today: Happy Birthday, Hannibal Lecter! :cheers:

Shelter · Dec 31, 2017

brmstn69 said:
December 25, 1914 British, French, and German troops on the Western front lay down arms to celebrate Christmas together.

There is a French/German/British movie from 2005 MERRY CHRISTMAS which is telling the story of this event. A very moving film and very recommended.

W!nston · Jan 18, 2018

Planet Uranus, observed by NASA's Voyager 2 space probe on this day in 1986.

waistingmytime · Jan 18, 2018

On this day in 1986 AIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For" hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart

jasknight12 · Jan 20, 2018

British Artist Duncan Grant born 21 January 1885

jasknight12 · Jan 21, 2018

British poet George, Lord Byron born Jan 22,1788

Ours too the glance none saw beside;
The smile none else might understand;
The whisper'd thought of hearts allied,
The pressure of the thrilling hand;
The kiss so guiltless and refin'd
That Love each warmer wish forbore;
Those eyes proclaim'd so pure a mind,
Ev'n passion blush'd to plead for more.

trencherman · Jan 21, 2018

Here is my favourite of Lord Byron:

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep Sea, and music in its roar:
I love not Man the less, but Nature more,
From these our interviews, in which I steal
From all I may be, or have been before,
To mingle with the Universe, and feel
What I can ne’er express, yet cannot all conceal.

jasknight12 · Jan 22, 2018

American film actor Randolph Scott born Jan 23 1898

jasknight12 · Jan 23, 2018

Roman Emperor Hadrian born 24 Jan 76

jasknight12 · Jan 24, 2018

British writer W. Somerset Maugham born 25 Jan 1874

jasknight12 · Jan 25, 2018

British film and stage actor Alfred Lynch born 26 Jan 1931

jasknight12 · Jan 26, 2018

American writer Ethan Mordden born 27 Jan 1949

W!nston · Jan 27, 2018

Remembering space pioneers Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee, who died in a training accident on this day in 1967.

jasknight12 · Jan 27, 2018

American sculptor Richmond Barthé born 28 Jan 1901

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