Summary: Coming up in this episode... * Nasa * Vehicles * item 3 Listen below with the audio player or Click Here (http://wp.me/pe53l-17F) for complete show notes and video from the show. http://youtu.be/TKFFaIklK1o Feedback On This Day In History for July 30, 2014 This is the 211th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 154 days remaining until the end of the year. * It was on this date in 1502 that Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage. * That same date in 1859 saw the first ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps. * The premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short was on this date in 1932. * The Trans-Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world, is officially opened. today in 1962. * David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover during the Apollo 15 mission today in 1971. * On this infamous date in 1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappeared from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again, and will be declared legally dead on this date in 1982. * Only 11 years ago today, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line in Mexico. Happy Birthday goes out on this day to: * German businessman Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, born on this date in 1855 * Founder of the Ford Motor company, Henry Ford was born today in 1863 * From the entertainment industry we have several birthdays (all still living as of this recording) * Puppeteer and producer Sid Krofft turns 85 * Arnold Schwarzenegger is 67 today * Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Frank Stallone is 64. * Actor and producer Laurence Fishburne is 53 * And finally Director, screenwriter, and producer, Christopher Nolan is 44. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for July 30, 2014 News * NASA study says Earth survived Sun's two coronal mass ejection | The Westside Story (http://www.thewestsidestory.net/2014/07/26/14685/nasa-study-says-earth-survived-suns-two-coronal-mass-ejection/) * Researchers Test A Prototype Of An Alien-Hunting Robotic Ice Drill (http://io9.com/nasa-tests-a-prototype-of-an-alien-hunting-robotic-ice-1610196208) * Thanks to NASA, you can 3D print your own asteroids and satellites (http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/24/nasa-3d-printing-library/?ncid=rss_truncated) Listener Birthday (and other things) Calendar * July 30 -Brian Hunt aka Zaphod Bblx * July 31 - Wedding Anniversary of Will The Computer Guy (2007, 9 years) * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Father Invents Method To Fill 100 Water Balloons/Minute | Geekologie (http://geekologie.com/2014/07/father-invents-method-to-fill-100-water.php) Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Media Corner * These 12 Bizarre Subway Ads Aren't From An Alternate Reality (http://jalopnik.com/these-12-bizarre-subway-ads-arent-from-an-alternate-rea-1611385354/+robertsorokanich) Geek Library * Hot Wheels Makes Full Size Darth Vader Car To Promote The Teensy Version Coming Out | Geekologie (http://geekologie.com/2014/07/hot-wheels-makes-full-size-darth-vader-c.php) * Here's The Life-Sized TMNT Pizza Thrower In Pizza-Throwing Action (http://io9.com/heres-the-life-sized-tmnt-pizza-thrower-in-pizza-throwi-1610362520) End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love:
