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It was on this day in 1975 that NASA launched Viking 1. A little over a year later it became the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars. It collected data and sent information back to Earth for over six years. … Continue reading →

It was on this day in 1612 that a criminal trial for three women in Lancashire, Samlesbury (England) began. The charges were child murder, cannibalism, and practicing witchcraft. The grandchild of one of the accused (as well as niece to another) was the main witness against … Continue reading →

  It was on this day in 1587 that Ellinor Dare gave birth to a girl in what is now South Carolina. At the time, it was called the Roanoke Colony and the infant was the first English child to be born … Continue reading →

  It was on this day in 1998 that President Clinton, while testifying before a Grand Jury, admitted to an “improper physical relationship” with one of his White House interns. These allegations had been swirling for several months, and Clinton had … Continue reading →

It was on this day in 1896 that Skookum Jim, Kate Carmack, and George Carmack discovered gold near the Klondike River in Yukon Canada. As word spread of the find, people from all over the world came into Alaskan ports in order … Continue reading →

Good buddy of mine keeps saying that CDs are a dead media. I’d like to see him cut a pizza with a digital file: Kinda reminds me of all the times I had to use a plastic cassette-tape holder to … Continue reading →

It was on this day in 1977 that Jerry Ehman noticed a radio signal that came from deep space. He was working as part of a project that was searching for extraterrestrial intelligence and was going over data from a radio telescope at … Continue reading →

Even tho this is a California initiative, the basic message is just as true in every other state. More information is available here. Human beings tend to put their bodies through a tremendous amount of stress, and the nerves are often … Continue reading →

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtgI0fMOHXg It was on this day in 1985 that Micheal Jackson bought the publishing rights to most of the Beatles’ song catalog, after outbidding Paul McCartney. Ironically enough, it was McCartney who first advised Jackson to invest in publishing rights. … Continue reading →

I never get tired of hearing…and seeing…Neil jammin’   Thus, it offers effective cure for erectile dysfunction as well as heart disease, and this is possible by being more sildenafil for women buy physically active. It targets the pelvic muscles … Continue reading →