Episode 561: Deep in the swamps of Dagobah




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Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen below with the audio player or <a href="https://wp.me/pe53l-1qA">Click Here</a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Feedback<br> <br> <br> <br> * Q: What movie/book/tv show can you not get enough of?* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/technoramapodcast/posts/10155966751231671">Technorama</a>* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/technoramapodcast/notifications/?section=activity_feed&amp;subsection=share&amp;target_story=S%3A_I615483454%3A10157640740583455&amp;content_id=10155966751231671">Chuck</a>* <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kreg.steppe/posts/10155972320506319?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDhfZAceaXoZOYURJ1VyjlO9qlsnHKj9fx10Ir8qKk-HVOK-TTbMBA7ppSH-iLZY_w2Wdv5jfM_A-OwzlNr-Dv47EE7PdRDUUoaJ4oMgE69ZG_VtxkgxhZt7iLOopH-R9czYaJbCVQk0CSzOrPnzB1KK5m659WO3ZbcMAweSAfv74DEXMmTD4CYV7bnSa2JJfPsTmHH6cfr_-M4IWATs5grAYylnWHUs__9prvG9T0pHzviBFDQptAppMb0Toi0zI_MuOQ_PjNhcKSJe9TAhjFpzsLxEW_TmV8gCO1gzuTpWmiuiLrKT-mEvTgz-GYhNgxCqCfyMzML&amp;__tn__=-R">Kreg</a><br> <br> <br> <br> On This Day In History for April 10, 2019<br> <br> <br> <br> This is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 265 days remaining in 2019.<br> <br> <br> <br> * It was on this date in 837, that Halley’s Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles).* That same date in 1815, The Mount Tambora volcano begins a three-month-long eruption, lasting until July 15. The eruption ultimately kills 71,000 people and affects Earth’s climate for the next two years.* It was also this date in 1858 After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000 lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300 lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.* April 10, 1866, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.* On April 10, 1872, The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska.* It was on this date in 1912, that RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.* The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City on this date in 1916.* April 10, 1925, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner’s Sons.* Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons on this date in 1970.<br> <br> <br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> <br> <br> * German mathematician, physicist, and physician, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, born on this date in 1651.* Born April 10, 1713, English geologist and clockmaker John Whitehurst.* Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist and academic was born on that same date in 1762.* Born April 10, 1919, American engineer and academic John Houbolt.* Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor and screenwriter was born 87 years ago today.* English chemist and academic, Carol V. Robinson is 63 today.* Also turning 60 today is American singer-songwriter and guitarist Brian Setzer.* American actor, producer, and screenwriter, Orlando Jones is 51 today.* English actress, Daisy Ridley, born on this date in 1992.<br> <br> <br> <br> Listener birthdays<br> <br> <br> <br> * 14 – Danny Harnish* 16 – Donna Tomasi<br> <br> <br> <br> * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href="http://technorama.wikifoundry.com/">Wiki</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for April 10, 2019<br> <br> <br> <br> News<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/06/gps-rollover-is-today-heres-why-devices-might-get-wacky/">GPS Rollover is today.</a>