Dinge en Goete (Things and Stuff)

"Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it." Edmund Burke. What happened on this Day in History?

Monday, August 20, 2012

This Day in History: Aug 20, 1911: First around-the-world telegram sent, 66 years before Voyager II launch

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On this day in 1911, a dispatcher in the New York Times office sends the first telegram around the world via commercial service. ...
Friday, August 17, 2012

This Day in History: Aug 17, 1978: Balloon crosses the Atlantic

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Source: autographauctions.co.uk via Juan on Pinterest The Double Eagle II completes the first transatlantic balloon flight wh...
Thursday, August 16, 2012

This Day in History: Two legends die - 1948: Babe Ruth & 1977: Elvis Presley

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Aug 16, 1948: Babe Ruth dies On August 16, 1948, baseball legend George Herman "Babe" Ruth dies from cancer in New York ...
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