Summary: Coming up in this episode…<br> <br> * Kitty tires<br> * Where’s my house?!<br> * What George Wants<br> <br> Listen below with the audio player or <a href="http://wp.me/pe53l-1l8">Click Here</a> for complete show notes from the show.<br> Feedback<br> On This Day In History for September 13, 2017<br> This is the 256th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 109 days remaining in 2017.<br> <br> * It was on this date in 1501, that Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.<br> * That same date in 1609, Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River.<br> * Also on September 13, 1788, The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country’s temporary capital.<br> * It was on this date in 1850, that First ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps.<br> * Also today in 1898, Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.<br> * It was also this date in 1899 that Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.<br> * Also today in 1906, First flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.<br> * It was 61 years ago today, that The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.<br> * September 13, 1985, Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.<br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> * American inventor, engineer and businessman, Oliver Evans, born on this date in 1755.<br> * Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company was born on that same date in 1857.<br> * Born September 13, 1873, German mathematician and author Constantin Carathéodory.<br> * German-Swiss explorer, Wilhelm Filchner was born 140 years ago today.<br> * Born September 13, 1886, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Robert Robinson.<br> * American singer-songwriter and conductor, Ray Charles, born on this date in 1918.<br> * Mel Tormé, the American singer-songwriter and actor was born 92 years ago today.<br> * American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios and Fox Animation Studios, Don Bluth is 80 today.<br> * Also turning 73 today is American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Peter Cetera.<br> * English actress and producer, Jacqueline Bisset is 73 today.<br> <br> Listener Birthdays<br> <br> * 14 – Andrew Peters (Perl Hacker from the UK)<br> * 15 – Mary Brown<br> * 16 – Billy Flynn<br> * 18 – Jeff Schultz (Gorbash)<br> * 19 – Viv Schubert<br> <br> If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href="http://technorama.wikifoundry.com/">Wiki</a>.<br> And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for September 13, 2017<br> News<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/07/farm-robot-harvest-hands-free-hectare/">Shropshire farm done with robots</a><br> <br> Hacks & Strange Stories<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.odditycentral.com/news/russian-family-comes-home-to-find-asphalt-road-where-their-house-used-to-be.html">Russian family comes home to find house gone</a><br> * <a href="http://geekologie.com/2017/09/the-wait-is-over-hello-kitty-car-tires-a.php">Hello Kitty Tires are here!</a><br> <br> Shout out to the chat room<br> What us live every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET on Facebook. Go to Join our page and get notified automatically. Join us on the live chat!<br> Remember When<br> <br> * <a href="http://gizmodo.com/high-tech-science-solves-the-mystery-of-800-year-old-sc-1801786236">800 year old scroll</a><br> <br> Thank you Patrons!<br> This show is brought to you by… YOU! Thank you to our Patrons who enable us to keep the show running and bring you special epi...
