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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.
November 14
1765:
Robert Fulton, whose Clermont was the first truly successful steamboat, was born. 1863: Leo Baekeland, inventor of
Bakelite, which played a large role as an insulator in early electronics, was born. 1910: The first airplane flight from a ship was made by
Eugene Ely from the bow of the scout cruiser Birmingham. 1914: Black American educator & inventor
Booker T. Washington died. 1922: The
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began its domestic radio service. 1930:
Edward White, the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space, was born. 1967: A patent for
Ruby Laser Systems was issued to Theodore Maiman. 1969:
Apollo 12 blasted off on a mission to the moon. 1972: The
Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 1,000 level for the first time, ending the day at 1003.16. 1994: Public trains began operation in the English Channel Tunnel (
Chunnel). 2005: U.S. Navy made the first launch of an
underwater glider from a submarine platform.