Sunday, December 14, 2025

Chang'e 3, Chinese spacecraft, lands on the moon 2013

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Chang'e 3 , the Chinese lunar explorer, landed on the moon, December 14, 2013. The lander is equipped with a radioisotope heater unit, a...
Friday, October 3, 2025

Remembering Dame Patricia Routledge (1929-2025)

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Dame Patricia Routledge, born February 17, 1929, died today at age of 96. Although she was a hugely successful stage actress, she is best kn...
Thursday, August 28, 2025

First season of Star Trek: The Next Generation wins three Primetime Emmys 1988

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The first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation generated seven Primetime Emmy nominations and won three at the 40th annual ceremony Au...
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Happy birthday, astronaut William Pailes!

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William Pailes, born June 26, 1952 in Hackensack, New Jersey, went into space once aboard Atlantis (STS-51-J) as payload specialist in Octo...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Celebrating Pride Month: Gaysweek, first gay and lesbian weekly publication

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  In 1977, Alan Bell, a black gay publisher, began publishing Gaysweek , the first gay and lesbian newspaper in the US.  It started as an 8-...

Alan Parsons Project releases "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" 1976

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The Alan Parsons Project released its debut album Tales of Mystery and Imagination June 25, 1976. The songs and music are based upon the wr...

"Robot Monster" released 1953

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Best known for being notoriously bad, Robot Monster was released in theaters across the US June 25, 1953. Produced on a miniscule budget, t...