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11/13/2009
4:22 PM
November 13, 1927 – The Holland Tunnel Opens
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
civil engineering
engineering marvels
tunnel construction
tunnel design
11/16/2009
7:00 PM
by
Transcendian
4
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11/06/2009
12:01 AM
November 6, 1944 – Plutonium Production Begins
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Moose
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B Reactor
Hanford
Los Alamos
plutonium-239
transuranium
...
11/08/2009
9:37 PM
by
Emjay4119
5
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10/21/2009
12:00 AM
October 21, 1966 – The Aberfan Disaster
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
engineering disasters
mining
national coal board
NCB
slag
...
10/23/2009
3:31 AM
by
s.udhayamarthandan
6
235
09/22/2009
6:00 AM
September 22, 1979 - The Vela Incident
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
Pathfinder Tags:
Vela Incident Nuclear Testing Proliferation Satel
09/23/2009
11:13 AM
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
2
649
09/14/2009
6:00 AM
September 14, 1959 – The First Man-Made Object to Reach the Moon
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
Pathfinder Tags:
Luna 2 Space Race Solar Winds USSR Moon Sensor So
09/17/2009
6:00 AM
by
Del the cat
4
295
09/14/2009
12:01 AM
Homage for Henry! (Part 3)
by
TechoutReach
Pathfinder Tags:
albany
Henry Hudson
Hudson Bay
hudson river
09/14/2009
12:01 AM
by
TechoutReach
0
101
09/13/2009
12:01 AM
Homage for Henry! (Part 2)
by
TechoutReach
Pathfinder Tags:
albany
Dutch East India Company
Half Moon
Halve Maen
Henry Hudson
09/13/2009
12:01 AM
by
TechoutReach
0
109
09/12/2009
12:01 AM
September 12th, 1609 — Homage for Henry Hudson (Part 1)
by
TechoutReach
Pathfinder Tags:
albany
Dutch explorers
Henry Hudson
Manhattan
Northwest Passage
09/12/2009
11:03 PM
by
Transcendian
1
176
09/01/2009
12:08 AM
Pioneer 11: Revisiting Saturn 30 Years Later
by
TechoutReach
Pathfinder Tags:
NASA
Pioneer 11
saturn
09/01/2009
12:08 AM
by
TechoutReach
0
281
08/26/2009
6:01 AM
August 26, 1939 – The First Televised Professional Baseball Game
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
Pathfinder Tags:
televised baseball game media profits coverage
08/31/2009
11:53 AM
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
5
193
07/22/2009
6:00 AM
Three Giants Who Made One Giant Leap (Apollo 11’s 40th – Part 3)
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
Pathfinder Tags:
Apollo Moon Armstrong Collins Aldrin Saturn V
07/22/2009
8:43 AM
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
4
325
07/21/2009
6:00 AM
To the Moon, Alice, to the Moon! (Apollo 11’s 40th – Part 2)
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
Pathfinder Tags:
Apollo 11 Moon Landing Armstrong Collins Aldrin S
07/23/2009
7:25 AM
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
8
183
07/20/2009
4:30 AM
Forty Years After One Giant Leap (Part 1)
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
Pathfinder Tags:
Apollo 11 Moon Landing Armstrong Collins Aldrin S
07/22/2009
8:58 AM
by
ShakespeareTheEngineer
17
212
07/12/2009
12:00 AM
July 12, 1730 — Josiah Wedgwood: Inventor, Marketer, and Manufacturer
by
TechoutReach
Pathfinder Tags:
abolitionist
charles darwin
pottery
pyrometer
thermoscope
07/15/2009
8:59 AM
by
TechoutReach
5
164
06/30/2009
4:30 PM
June 30, 1953 – The First Chevrolet Corvette
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
chevrolet
chevy
general motors
GM
sports cars
...
06/30/2009
4:30 PM
by
Moose
0
322
06/26/2009
2:51 PM
June 26, 1948 - Patenting the Grown-Junction Transistor
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
bell labs
John Bardeen
solid state
Walter Brattain
William shockley
06/28/2009
12:21 PM
by
stevem
9
113
06/25/2009
4:43 PM
June 25, 1956 – Detroit’s Last Packard
by
Moose
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Curtiss-Wright
packard
Packard-Studebaker
Packardbaker
studebaker
09/30/2009
10:00 PM
by Guest
7
273
06/19/2009
10:25 AM
June 19, 1934 – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
by
Moose
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radio brodcasting
radio stations
regulation
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television
06/22/2009
8:49 PM
by
Transcendian
1
82
04/22/2009
12:00 AM
Happy Earth Day!
by
Sharkles
Pathfinder Tags:
earth
earth day
engineering history
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EPA
04/24/2009
1:43 AM
by Guest
4
434
04/10/2009
3:13 PM
April 10, 1963 – The USS Thresher Disaster
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
attack submarines
nuclear submarines
USS Skylark
USS Thresher
06/01/2009
2:48 PM
by
ronseto
5
432
04/03/2009
12:14 PM
April 3, 1974 – The Super Outbreak
by
Moose
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F4 tornado
F5 tornado
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tornadoes
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04/29/2009
10:51 AM
by
Tippycanoe
22
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03/27/2009
3:37 PM
March 27, 1994 – First Flight of the Eurofighter
by
Moose
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EF 2000
EF2000
Eurofighter 2000
Eurofighter Typhoon
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03/31/2009
8:04 AM
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Del the cat
1
194
03/20/2009
12:53 PM
March 20, 1956 - The Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM)
by
Moose
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ICBM
IRBM
missiles
navy
polaris
...
03/23/2009
4:48 PM
by
Moose
2
161
03/13/2009
1:43 PM
March 13, 1986 – Blackout: The Great Geomagnetic Storm
by
Moose
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auroras
blackouts
geomagnetic storms
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solar wind
07/07/2009
9:59 AM
by
Transcendian
3
313
03/05/2009
12:09 PM
March 5, 1942 – We Build, We Fight
by
Moose
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Ben Moreell
CB
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03/05/2009
12:09 PM
by
Moose
0
249
02/27/2009
12:01 AM
February 27, 1812 – Rage Against the Machines
by
Moose
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labor
looms
luddites
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textile machines
...
02/28/2009
11:03 AM
by
JohnDG
3
262
02/26/2009
12:00 AM
February 26, 1972 – The Buffalo Creek Flood
by
Moose
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buffalo creek tragedy
coal
coal slurry impoundment
mine wastes
mining
...
03/01/2009
7:55 PM
by
Bricktop
1
204
02/06/2009
10:18 AM
February 6, 1978 – The Blizzard of 1978
by
Moose
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blizzards
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nor'easters
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...
02/09/2009
11:28 AM
by
Brave Sir Robin
3
357
01/29/2009
2:09 PM
January 29, 1924 – The Ice Cream Cone Rolling Machine
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
Carl R. Taylor
Ernest A. Hamwi
ice cream cone
restaurant equipment
01/30/2009
12:18 PM
by
not so smart
1
318
01/22/2009
4:48 PM
January 22, 1984 – Advertising the Apple Macintosh
by
Moose
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Apple computer
big blue
IBM
macintosh computer
mainframe
01/27/2009
2:55 PM
by
Transcendian
7
210
01/15/2009
12:01 AM
January 15, 1967 – From Super Ball to Super Bowl
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
natural rubber
polybutadiene
sulfur
synthetic rubber
vulcanizing agent
01/17/2009
6:51 AM
by
CowAnon
2
173
01/07/2009
4:20 PM
January 27, 1980 – The First Chrysler Bailout
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
auto industry
chrysler bailout
energy crisis
EPA
oil crisis
01/09/2009
10:14 PM
by
cwarner7_11
6
267
12/03/2008
2:55 PM
December 4, 1925 - Burning a Farm to Finish a Reservoir
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
Gilboa Dam
Schoharie Creek
Schoharie Reservoir
Shandaken Tunnel
water supply
12/04/2008
8:49 AM
by
Moose
6
325
10/16/2008
9:24 AM
October 16, 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is Born (Part 2)
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
amusement parks
animatronics
disney world
disneyland
01/27/2009
3:19 PM
by
EnviroMan
7
360
10/15/2008
4:49 PM
October 16, 1923 – The Walt Disney Company is Born (Part 1)
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
animation
CAMERA
film
innovation
Movies
...
10/15/2008
4:49 PM
by
Moose
0
231
09/24/2008
5:10 PM
September 24, 1958 – Happy Birthday, Honda (Part 2)
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
Clean Air Act
CVCC
Honda Accord
Honda Civic
Honda Prelude
11/24/2008
11:45 PM
by Guest
3
260
09/24/2008
4:59 PM
September 24, 1958 – Happy Birthday, Honda (Part 1)
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
automaker
car maker
history of honda
Honda Motor Company
honda turns 50
...
09/25/2008
10:29 AM
by
EnviroMan
1
231
09/08/2008
4:58 PM
September 8, 1900 – The Great Galveston Hurricane
by
Moose
09/14/2008
3:57 AM
by Guest
6
431
08/14/2008
4:55 PM
August 14, 1935 – The Last Rolls-Royce Phantom I
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
phantom I
pushrod engine
rolls-royce
08/14/2008
4:55 PM
by
Moose
0
280
08/08/2008
10:16 AM
August 7, 1978: Toxic Tragedy at Love Canal (Part 2)
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
chemical waste
industrial waste
landfills
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08/14/2008
7:20 PM
by
bwire
17
476
08/07/2008
2:28 PM
August 7, 1978: Toxic Tragedy at Love Canal (Part 1)
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
EPA
industrial chemicals
pollution
superfund
toxic waste
08/11/2008
3:35 PM
by
april05
8
417
07/30/2008
12:05 AM
July 30, 1957 – The First Pilotless Helicopter Flight
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
bell helicopter
kaman aerospace
UAVs
unmanned aerial vehicles
08/08/2008
11:59 AM
by
Aviator
3
194
07/24/2008
11:08 AM
July 24, 1957 – Western Electric Builds the DEW Line
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
cold war
early warning
motorola
raytheon
search radar
...
07/25/2008
3:53 PM
by
EnviroMan
1
191
07/23/2008
9:40 AM
July 23, 1970 - The First McDonnell-Douglas DC-10
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
american airlines
chicago crash
dc-10 accidents
FAA
wide-bodied jets
07/23/2008
9:40 AM
by
Moose
0
202
07/17/2008
2:21 PM
July 17, 1956 – The X-17 Research Rocket
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
cold war
ICBMs
Lockheed
solid-fueled rockets
Thiokol
07/17/2008
2:21 PM
by
Moose
0
217
07/16/2008
4:20 PM
July 16, 1957 – John Glenn's Transcontinental, Supersonic Flight
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
military aircraft
supersonic flight
transcontinental flight
07/16/2008
4:20 PM
by
Moose
0
241
07/08/2008
10:33 AM
July 8, 1955 – Project Whoosh and Supersonic Flight
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
acceleration
animal experiments
deceleration
supersonic
07/09/2008
10:56 AM
by
Ron
5
264
06/30/2008
4:01 PM
June 30, 1977 – Cancelling the B-1A Bomber
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
B-1 Bomber
B-1A
B-1B
b-52
06/30/2008
4:01 PM
by
Moose
0
234
06/26/2008
9:41 AM
June 26, 1957 – The X-14 Experimental Aircraft
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
bell aircraft
jet engines
Lunar lander
ryan aeronautical
VTOL
...
06/27/2008
8:19 AM
by
Moose
4
293
06/24/2008
4:48 PM
June 24, 1957: The First Flying Saucer
by
Moose
Pathfinder Tags:
aircraft
cowlings
DC-4
instrument panels
UFOs
06/27/2008
9:43 AM
by
EnviroMan
7
295
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