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Post by DrCank on Mar 8, 2006 7:03:47 GMT -5
The Bell 47 (military H-13 Sioux) was the first helicopter to be certified for civil use, in May 1946. It was largely designed by Arthur M. Young who assigned his helicopter patents to, and joined Bell Helicopter in 1941. Over 5,600 were produced through 1974, including 1200 under license in Italy, 239 in Japan, and 239 in the UK. Early models had open cockpits or sheet metal cabins, but the most common model, the 47G , introduced in 1953, can be recognized by the full bubble canopy, exposed welded-tube tail boom, and saddle fuel tanks. Checl out the full article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_47-2006, "Bell47"Wikipedia www.wikipedia.com
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Post by DrCank on Mar 10, 2006 8:32:56 GMT -5
Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 in Florence, Italy - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant and cartographer who voyaged to and wrote about the Americas. His exploratory journeys along the eastern coastline of South America convinced him that a new continent had been discovered, a bold contention in his day when everyone, including Christopher Columbus, thought the seafaring trailblazers setting out from European docks were travelling to East Asia. Check out the full story: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerigo_Vespucci2006- "Amerigo Vespucci" Wikipedia www.wikipedia.com
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Post by DrCank on Mar 10, 2006 8:45:27 GMT -5
Alexander Graham Bell's notebook entry of March 10, 1876, describes the first successful experiment with the telephone, during which he spoke through the instrument to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, in the next room. Bell writes, "I then shouted into M [the mouthpiece] the following sentence: 'Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you.' To my delight he came and declared that he had heard and understood what I said." Bell was born into a family deeply interested in speech and hearing. Both his father and grandfather were teachers of elocution, and throughout his life Bell had a keen interest in teaching the deaf to speak. Both his mother and the woman he married--Mabel Hubbard, one of his pupils--were deaf. The Bell papers were donated to the Library of Congress by his heirs on June 2, 1975, the centenary of the day Bell discovered the principle that made the invention of the telephone possible. This extraordinarily rich collection totals about 130,000 items and documents in great detail Bell's entire career, ranging from his work on the telephone to his interest in aeronautics and physics. Check out a digital copy of Bell's notes: lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=am-reas&fileName=trr002page.db&recNum=0&itemLink=http-2006, "Americqan Treasures", Library of Congress www.loc.gov
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Post by DrCank on Mar 13, 2006 14:03:43 GMT -5
Giotto was ESA’s first deep-space mission. In 1986, it passed closest to the nucleus of a comet, Halley. Its images showed for the first time the shape of a comet nucleus and found the first evidence of organic material in a comet. In 1992, after a long cruise through space, Giotto was directed to Comet Grigg-Skjellerup. It sent back a lot of information, passing just 200 kilometres from the nucleus. For more information check out: www.esa.int/esaSC/120392_index_0_m.html-2006, "Giotto Overveiw", European Space Agency www.esa.int
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Post by DrCank on Mar 14, 2006 10:29:26 GMT -5
On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein is born, the son of a Jewish electrical engineer in Ulm, Germany. Einstein's theories of special and general relativity drastically altered man's view of the universe, and his work in particle and energy theory helped make possible quantum mechanics and, ultimately, the atomic bomb. Read the full article: www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?category=leadstory&month=10272955&day=10272979-2006, March 14, "Today in History"The History Channel www.historychannel.com/
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Post by chriscank on Mar 18, 2006 17:35:55 GMT -5
NEED MORE HISTORY DOC!
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Post by degicank on Mar 20, 2006 0:35:17 GMT -5
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Post by BIGFOOT on Mar 22, 2006 1:54:21 GMT -5
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Post by Dino King on Mar 22, 2006 2:02:25 GMT -5
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Post by Bill on Mar 24, 2006 14:27:50 GMT -5
I want my degihistory!!!
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Post by degicank on Apr 2, 2006 1:09:46 GMT -5
HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY ISSAC!!!
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Post by DEGIHISTORY on Apr 10, 2006 1:59:54 GMT -5
Happy birthday to the Founder!!!
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Post by Bill on Apr 10, 2006 13:30:59 GMT -5
Happy b day founder and have fun in Tahoe today. Don't kill yourself while snowboarding!!
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Post by Bill on Jun 2, 2006 16:43:34 GMT -5
www.decades.com/Decades Ago (Jun 1) 6/1/1495 The first written record of Scotch Whiskey appeared in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. Friar John Cor was the distiller. The later J&B brand stood for Justerini and Brooks. [see 1494] ref#1528 1638-First earthquake record- ed in US at Plymouth, MA 1774-Boston Port bill goes into effect, closes harbor 1862-Gen. Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate Army 1864-Battle of Cold Harbor, VA begins 1869-Thomas Edison patents an electric voting machine 1921-Race riots in Tulsa, 81 people are killed 1937-Amelia Earhart takes off on her quest to circle the Earth 1938-Superman debuts in D.C. Commics issue #1 1941-Germany completes capture of Crete 1980-CNN debuts as first 24-hour all-news service more decades... Copyright © 2003 - 2006 by Decades
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Post by degicank on Jun 15, 2006 0:20:38 GMT -5
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