28 Sep 17
On September 28, 1918, in an incident that would go down in the lore of World War I history—although the details of the event are still unclear—Private Henry Tandey, a British soldier serving near the French village of Marcoing, reportedly encounters a wounded German soldier and declines to shoot him, sparing the life of 29-year-old Lance Corporal Adolf Hitler.
Originally posted by @wolfgang59On this day, October 4th, 1957, the space age starts. Sputnik launched. A few months later the US launches Explorer 1. Sputnik 2 launched, then Vanguard 1 Khrushchev called it 'grapefruitnik'. 60 years ago today. Next one from US,
On this day 4th October 1582
Tomorrow is 15th October.
(At least in Italy, Portugal & Spain)
In 1960 US lauches 'Echo' a 30 meter mylar balloon used for passive reflector to allow communications across the US. It stayed in orbit till 1968. I saw it once, in 1961.
Look at the latest list now, over 70 countries have sats in orbit:\
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_first_artificial_satellites_by_country
05 Oct 17
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Originally posted by @sonhouse
On this day, October 4th, 1957, the space age starts. Sputnik launched. A few months later the US launches Explorer 1. Sputnik 2 launched, then Vanguard 1 Khrushchev called it 'grapefruitnik'. 60 years ago today. Next one from US,
In 1960 US lauches 'Echo' a 30 meter mylar balloon used for passive reflector to allow communications across the US. It stay ...[text shortened]... s in orbit:\
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_first_artificial_satellites_by_country
06 Oct 17
Originally posted by @torunnNot for Ngugi Wa Thiong’o or Laszlo Krasznahorkai
Today it was announced that the Japanese-British author Kazuo Ishiguro will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature this year. Good news!
06 Oct 17
Originally posted by @wolfgang59I should have said "...good news to me". His "The Remains of the Day" gave me an unforgettable reading experience.
Not for Ngugi Wa Thiong’o or Laszlo Krasznahorkai
