Celebrate Wright Brothers Day
Show your appreciation for the current airline system and the freedom to travel to all parts of the planet by celebrating Wright Brothers Day. The brothers Orville and Wilbur, tenacious American inventors, recorded the first manned, powered flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. They were not the first to build experimental aircraft, and news of fatal glider crashes involving other aviation trailblazers influenced the direction of their research and development. The Wright brothers focused their efforts on pilot-activated flight-stabilizing controls. Their discoveries form the basis of modern flight. In 1903 when aviation was in its infancy, sustained flight was measured in seconds and piloting was a developing skill, and although early flight lacked sophistication, it threw open the doors for the evolution of the aviation industry, and set the stage for the global travel system that we take for granted today.
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (adjective) Requiring much effort or expense; demanding attention. | ||
| Synonyms: | crying, insistent, clamant, instant | ||
| Usage: | The professor regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous. | ||
Idiom of the Day
have a part in (something)
— To be involved in some capacity with establishing, maintaining, or running something.
History
Sir Humphry Davy (1778)
Davy was an English chemist and one of the greatest exponents of the scientific method. His discovery of the anesthetic effect of nitrous oxide was a major contribution to surgery. He did early research on voltaic cells and batteries, tanning, electrolysis, and mineral analysis, and was the first to systematically apply chemical principles to farming. His research on mine explosions and his invention of the safety lamp brought him great prestige.
Wright Brothers Day
It was on the morning of December 17, 1903, that Wilbur and Orville Wright became the first men to fly and control a powered heavier-than-air machine. Events on December 17 traditionally include a "flyover" by military aircraft and a special ceremony held at the Wright Brothers National Memorial, a 425-acre area that features a 60-foot granite pylon on top of Kill Devil Hill, where the Wright Brothers' camp was located. The flyover takes place at precisely 10:35 AM, the time of the original flight in 1903.
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1791 - A traffic regulation in New York City established the first street to go "One Way."
1895 - George L. Brownell received a patent for his paper-twine machine.
1953 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to approve RCA’s color television specifications.
1955 - Carl Perkins wrote "Blue Suede Shoes." Less than 48 hours later, he recorded it in Memphis, TN.
1959 - The film "On the Beach" premiered in New York City and in 17 other cities. It was the first motion picture to debut simultaneously in major cities around the world.
1965 - Judy Garland and The Supremes became first artists to perform at the Astrodome in Houston, TX.
1969 - Television history was made when Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki Budinger were married on "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.
DAILY SQU-EEK
If You Were Born Today,
December 17
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Pictures of the day
The nave at St Paul's Cathedral, an Anglican cathedral that sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London. The seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London, the present church dates from the late 17th century and was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren. It was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967 and remains the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom, after Liverpool Cathedral.
A Feathered Dinosaur Tail Preserved in Amber
In a historic find, the tail of a 99 million year old dinosaur is
seen intact and perfectly preserved in amber; including bones, soft
tissue, and feathers. The finding was reported in the latest issue of
the science journal, Current Biology.
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EXCITING AUCTION
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
(April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519)
A never-before-seen sketch by Italian master
Leonardo da Vinci.
A rare drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, valued at
almost $16 million, has been discovered by a
French auction house.
Paris-based auction house Tajan announced the
discovery of “The Martyred Saint Sebastian”
drawing Monday. This is the first work by da Vinci
to be discovered in over 15 years, according to
Tajan, which has valued the drawing at $15.8 million.
The New York Times reports the sketch is one of
14 unframed drawings brought into the auction house
in March by a retired doctor. The drawings
had been collected by the man’s father.
had been collected by the man’s father.
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