Today in History.....

[W!nston]

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]

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]

A Christmas tree made from cans ...

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

 

[W!nston]

"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
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[brmstn69]

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

 

[W!nston]

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]

On this day: 31st December

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

 

[Shelter]

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]

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

 

[waistingmytime]

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

 

[jasknight12]

British Artist Duncan Grant born 21 January 1885

 

[jasknight12]

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]

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]

American film actor Randolph Scott born Jan 23 1898

 

[jasknight12]

Roman Emperor Hadrian born 24 Jan 76

 

[jasknight12]

British writer W. Somerset Maugham born 25 Jan 1874

 

[jasknight12]

British film and stage actor Alfred Lynch born 26 Jan 1931

 

[jasknight12]

American writer Ethan Mordden born 27 Jan 1949

 

[W!nston]

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

 

[jasknight12]

American sculptor Richmond Barthé born 28 Jan 1901