Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen below with the audio player or <a href="https://wp.me/pe53l-1qW">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> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chuck.tomasi/posts/10157858379708455">Question of the week from Ep 566</a><br> <br> <br> <br> On This Day In History for June 26, 2019<br> <br> <br> <br> This is the 177th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 188 days remaining in 2019.<br> <br> <br> <br> * It was on this date in 1409, that the Roman Catholic Church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V after the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon.* It was 225 years ago today, the Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of aircraft.* Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British “in perpetuity” on this date in 1843.* It was on this date in 1870, that The Christian holiday of Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States.* It was also this date in 1886 that Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.* June 26, 1906, The first Grand Prix motor racing event held.* That same date in 1909, The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.* Also today in 1927, The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.* It was also this date in 1934 that United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, which establishes credit unions.* June 26, 1936, Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.* On June 26, 1942, The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat.* It was also this date in 1945 that The United Nations Charter is signed by 50 Allied nations in San Francisco, California.* On June 26, 1948, William Shockley files the original patent for the grown-junction transistor, the first bipolar junction transistor.* It was also this date in 1963 that U.S. President John F. Kennedy gave his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall.* Also today in 1974, The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley’s chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.* Elvis Presley held his final concert in Indianapolis, Indiana at Market Square Arena on this date in 1977.<br> <br> <br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Swedish chemist and mineralogist, Georg Brandt, born on this date in 1694.* French astronomer and academic, Charles Messier was born 289 years ago today.* Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. was born on that same date in 1873.* German mathematician and logician, Leopold Löwenheim was born 141 years ago today.* Willy Messerschmitt, German engineer, and businessman was born on that same date in 1898.* Frank Scott Hogg, the Canadian astronomer and academic was born 115 years ago today.* Slovak-American actor and singer, Peter Lorre, born on this date in 1904.* Maurice Wilkes, English computer scientist and physicist was born on that same date in 1913.* American computer scientist, Robert Everett is 98 today.* Russian soldier, pilot, and astronaut, Pavel Belyayev was born 94 years ago today.* American singer-songwriter and musician, Patty Smyth, born on this date in 1957.* American actor, Chris O’Donnell is 49 today.* Also born on that same date in 1993, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress, Ariana Grande.* Also turning 20 today is American actress Harley Quinn Smith.<br> <br> <br> <br> Listener birthdays<br> <br>
