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Day in Engineering History Archive - August 22
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Note: These historical tidbits have been collected from various sources, mostly on the Internet.
As detailed in
this article, there is a lot of
wrong information that is repeated hundreds of times because most websites do not validate with
authoritative sources. On RF Cafe, events with hyperlinks
have been verified. All will eventually be either verified or removed.
Please submit significant
historical events and dates for inclusion in these lists. I will be glad to include your name and
birthday. Please do not submit your death date ;-)
A couple years ago, I began commemorating the birthdays of notable people and events with special
RF Cafe logos. Where available, I like to use images from postage stamps from the country where
the person or event occurred.
Today is New Mexico Annexation Day. 1834: Aeronautical pioneer Samuel Langley was born. 1868: Willis Whitney, who founded the General Electric research laboratory, was born. 1902: In Hartford, CT, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to ride in an automobile. 1906: The Victor Talking Machine Company began to manufacture the Victrola record player. 1910: Japan formally annexed Korea. 1932: The BBC began its first TV broadcast in England. 1940: Analog design legend Bob Pease was born. 1940: Sir Oliver Lodge, who perfected the radio detection coherer, died. 1962: The world's first nuclear-powered ship, the Savannah, completed its maiden voyage from Yorktown, VA, to Savannah, GA. 1890: James McDonnell, founder of the McDonnell Aircraft Company, died. 1992: Vicki Weaver was killed by an FBI sharpshooter as she stood with her baby in her arms at Ruby Ridge, OR, compliments of Janet Reno. 1989: The first complete ring around Neptune was discovered.
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