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04/11/2019 12:00 AM April 11, 1976 – The First Apple Computer is Released by RSBenner Pathfinder Tags: Apple I computer jobs Wozniak	Last post: 04/12/2019 4:49 AM by Andy Germany	1	498
01/15/2019 12:00 AM January 15, 1919 – The Day Boston Drowned in Molasses by RSBenner Pathfinder Tags: Boston flood molasses	Last post: 01/16/2019 12:11 PM by Jpfalt	14	384
12/28/2018 12:49 PM December 28, 1973 - The Skylab 4 "Mutiny" by Hannes Pathfinder Tags: on this day Psychology Skylab Space Station	Last post: 01/10/2019 7:21 AM by JWthetech	10	653
11/05/2018 12:00 AM November 7, 1940 – The Collapse of “Galloping Gertie” by RSBenner Pathfinder Tags: bridge Galloping Gertie Tacoma Narrows	Last post: 12/29/2018 2:27 AM by Stuart21	15	573
09/30/2018 12:00 AM September 30, 1954 - Commissioning of the First Nuclear Submarine by RSBenner Pathfinder Tags: Nautilus nuclear submarine	Last post: 10/01/2018 1:09 PM by Jpfalt	6	361
07/31/2018 12:00 AM July 31, 1790 - The First US Patent Is Awarded by RSBenner Pathfinder Tags: Hopkins July 31 patent	Last post: 08/01/2018 10:35 AM by dkwarner	1	370
09/27/2017 1:00 PM September 27, 1998 – The (Sort of) Birthday of Google, Inc. by MaggieMc Pathfinder Tags: birthday google September 27	Last post: 10/03/2017 7:57 PM by Brave Sir Robin	3	491
09/04/2017 10:00 AM September 4, 1926 – The Death of Julia Brainerd Hall by MaggieMc	Last post: 09/07/2017 3:36 PM by James Stewart	2	482
04/19/2017 3:00 PM April 19, 1906—The Death of Nobel Prize Laureate Pierre Curie by MaggieMc	Last post: 04/20/2017 3:04 PM by MaggieMc	2	562
02/17/2017 12:00 AM February 17, 1864—The Hunley Sinks the Housatonic by Hannes Pathfinder Tags: Civil War housatonic hunley submarine	Last post: 02/18/2017 2:44 PM by ronc	2	632
01/25/2017 1:00 PM January 25, 1947 — The First Electronic Game is Patented by MaggieMc Pathfinder Tags: January 25	Last post: 01/26/2017 9:56 AM by MaggieMc	6	666
12/23/2016 3:00 PM December 23, 1822—The Birth of Wilhelm Bauer by MaggieMc Pathfinder Tags: December 23 June 20 submarines	Last post: 12/23/2016 3:00 PM by MaggieMc	0	380
12/14/2016 3:00 PM December 14, 1911—The Birth of Hans von Ohain by MaggieMc Pathfinder Tags: December 14 March 13	Last post: 12/14/2016 3:00 PM by MaggieMc	0	400
12/09/2016 3:00 PM December 9, 1937 – Death of Nobel Prize Laureate Gustaf Dalén by MaggieMc Pathfinder Tags: December 9	Last post: 12/09/2016 3:00 PM by MaggieMc	0	2169
12/08/2016 1:00 PM December 8, 2001 – The Death of Betty Holberton by MaggieMc Pathfinder Tags: December 8	Last post: 12/27/2016 11:31 AM by Andy Germany	10	425
12/05/2016 3:00 PM December 5, 1848 – President Polk Sparks the California Gold Rush by MaggieMc Pathfinder Tags: December 5	Last post: 12/06/2016 6:05 PM by BestInShow	3	435
12/01/2016 3:00 PM December 1, 1743 – The Birth of Martin Heinrich Klaproth by MaggieMc Pathfinder Tags: December 1	Last post: 12/01/2016 3:00 PM by MaggieMc	0	361
11/21/2016 3:00 PM November 21, 1782 – The Death of Jacques Vaucanson by MaggieMc Pathfinder Tags: November 21	Last post: 11/21/2016 5:22 PM by jack of all trades	2	410
10/31/2013 8:00 AM October 31, 1941 – The Completion of Mount Rushmore by cheme_wordsmithy Pathfinder Tags: monuments Mount Rushmore October 31	Last post: 11/02/2013 4:41 PM by ronseto	6	2466
03/11/2013 12:07 PM March 11, 1960, Pioneer V Launched from Cape Canaveral by LakeGrl Pathfinder Tags: March 11 on this day pioneer 5 space	Last post: 03/11/2013 12:07 PM by LakeGrl	0	1203
10/24/2012 1:00 PM October 24, 1836: Alonzo Philips Patents Friction Matches by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: Alonozo Phillips Locofocos matches October 24	Last post: 10/25/2012 11:42 AM by Janissaries	1	1760
08/12/2012 12:00 AM August 12, 1865: Lister Performs First Surgery with Antiseptic by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: antiseptic August 12 carbolic acid history Lister ...	Last post: 08/16/2012 12:39 PM by Anonymous Poster	1	1600
07/11/2012 12:00 AM July 12, 1960: Etch A Sketch First Produced in U.S. by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: etch a sketch history July 12 toys User-tagged by 1 user	Last post: 07/15/2012 5:01 PM by tcmtech	6	1530
06/07/2012 4:59 PM June 8, 1959: First and Only Delivery of USPS Mail by Missile by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: missile mail Regulus I rocket mail USPS USS Barbero	Last post: 06/08/2012 9:52 AM by KJK/USA	2	948
05/10/2012 12:00 AM May 10, 1928: First Analog TV Programming from WGY in Schenectady, NY by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: Alexanderson analog broadcast GE January 13 ...	Last post: 05/14/2012 4:32 AM by SavvyExacta	2	1558
04/29/2012 4:59 PM April 30, 1939: New York World’s Fair Opened by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: April 30 World's Fair	Last post: 04/29/2012 4:59 PM by SavvyExacta	0	2390
01/29/2012 9:00 PM January 30, 1862: First Ironclad Warship Launched (USS Monitor) by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: Civil War ironclad warships January 30 USS Monitor USS VIrginia	Last post: 02/01/2012 4:02 PM by Del the cat	20	2168
12/20/2011 12:00 AM December 20, 1951 – Electricity Produced by Nuclear Energy by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: December 20 EBR-I electricity nuclear energy nuclear power	Last post: 12/20/2011 2:13 PM by KJK/USA	2	1403
12/14/2011 12:00 AM December 14, 1911 – Roald Amundsen Arrived at the South Pole by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: December 14 exploration explorers Fram North Pole ...	Last post: 12/14/2011 12:20 PM by PWSlack	2	627
12/10/2011 12:00 AM December 10, 1901 - First Nobel Prizes Awarded by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: Alfred Nobel December 10 history Nobel Prize Nobel Prize winners	Last post: 12/10/2011 12:00 AM by SavvyExacta	0	439
11/17/2011 5:09 PM November 18, 1883 – American and Canadian Railroads Created Continental Time Zones by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich November 18 railroads time zones ...	Last post: 11/21/2011 4:05 AM by Tornado	5	3394
11/11/2011 4:49 PM November 12, 1799 – First Meteor Shower on Record by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: Leonids Leonids meteor shower Meteor meteor shower facts November 12 ...	Last post: 11/18/2011 10:29 PM by 34point5	1	373
11/01/2011 4:59 PM November 2, 1947 – The “Spruce Goose” Flew by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: flying boat H-4 Hughes Aircraft Company November 2 spruce goose	Last post: 11/03/2011 8:02 PM by phoenix911	4	539
10/27/2011 4:59 PM October 28, 1793 – Cotton Gin Patent Application Filed by Eli Whitney by SavvyExacta Pathfinder Tags: cotton gin Eli Whitney manufacturing mass-production October 28 ...	Last post: 10/27/2011 4:59 PM by SavvyExacta	0	277
02/22/2011 11:45 AM February 20-26th is National Engineers Week! by Sharkles Pathfinder Tags: engineering engineering education innovation national engineers week	Last post: 02/24/2011 8:12 AM by Del the cat	5	1571
09/15/2010 4:02 PM September 15, 1948 – The F-86A Sabre Breaks the World Speed Record by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: F-100 F-86 Sabre Korean War military aircraft Sabre jet ...	Last post: 09/21/2010 11:51 AM by Anonymous Poster	5	1200
08/17/2010 12:01 AM August 17, 1915 – Charles Kettering Patents the Electric Ignition by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: August 17 charles kettering electric ignition electric starter hand crank ...	Last post: 10/05/2010 5:07 PM by Doorman	1	854
07/13/2010 4:56 PM July 13, 1977 – The New York City Blackout of 1977 by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: blackouts con edison July 13 new york city power outages ...	Last post: 08/29/2010 10:31 AM by Anonymous Poster	10	2432
03/25/2010 4:00 AM March 25, 1911 – The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by Sharkles Pathfinder Tags: engineering disasters engineering history March 25 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire	Last post: 03/26/2010 7:16 AM by suresh sharma	2	1498
03/18/2010 11:18 AM March 18, 1925 – The Deadliest Tornado in U.S. History by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: F-5 great tri-state tornado March 18 meteorologists tornadoes ...	Last post: 03/18/2010 11:18 AM by Steve Melito	0	748
03/11/2010 11:10 AM March 11, 1927 – The First Armored Car Robbery by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: Brink's armored cars dynamite March 11 Paul Jaworski Stearns-Knight automobiles	Last post: 03/12/2010 8:19 AM by Andy K	2	1048
02/04/2010 2:30 PM February 4, 2004 – Facebook is Born by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: facebook February 4 mark zuckerberg privacy social networking	Last post: 02/05/2010 7:04 PM by Transcendian	7	810
01/28/2010 11:20 AM January 28, 1724 - The Russian Academy of Sciences by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: January 28 Peter the Great RAS Russian Academy of Sciences St. Petersburg	Last post: 01/28/2010 11:20 AM by Steve Melito	0	546
01/23/2010 12:01 AM January 23, 1948 – Starting Project SIGN by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: air force January 23 nathan twining project blue book project sign ...	Last post: 01/23/2010 12:01 AM by Steve Melito	0	680
01/04/2010 4:59 PM January 4, 1847 – The Colt .44 by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: inventions inventors January 4 samuel colt	Last post: 01/06/2010 5:40 PM by Transcendian	2	823
12/31/2009 11:00 AM Overdue and Presumed Missing: The Loss of the USS Scorpion (SSN-589) by april05 Pathfinder Tags: ASME Bayesian Search cold war December 31 Dr. John Craven ...	Last post: 01/06/2010 4:09 PM by april05	31	993
12/30/2009 10:05 AM December 30, 1924 – Beyond the Milky Way by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: astronmy December 30 edwin hubble galaxies henrietta leavitt ...	Last post: 12/30/2009 10:05 AM by Steve Melito	0	532
12/17/2009 2:38 PM December 17, 1969 - Closing Project Blue Book by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: December 17 Edward U. Condon flying saucer NASA Robert C. Seamans ...	Last post: 01/07/2010 4:17 PM by AstroNut	5	737
12/11/2009 2:20 PM December 11, 1954 – The First Supercarrier: The USS Forrestal by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: aircraft carriers December 11 jet fighters steam turbines structural steel ...	Last post: 12/14/2009 2:02 PM by Del the cat	15	562
12/10/2009 3:54 PM December 10, 1868 – The First Traffic Signal by Steve Melito Pathfinder Tags: Charles Hutton Gregory December 10 Garrett Augustus Morgan J.P. Knight John Peake Knight	Last post: 12/12/2009 10:25 AM by s.udhayamarthandan	2	625

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