Episode 589: Love you to the Moon and Back




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Summary: <br> Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show.<br> <br> <br> <br> Feedback<br> <br> What’s your first memory of the internet?<br> <br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/technoramapodcast/posts/10156668538026671">Technorama responses</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chuck.tomasi/posts/10158596128158455">Chuck’s responses</a><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kreg.steppe/posts/10156679276336319?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCpE0yguZzvfH7-QJ19dgZALtOJbtum6CKq1tdbcLg3aoWm8zR-zrFUAfVJ-e4Ftb2OuSrJe3kCCr-C9knxjzEPZ6CdKnOefnUZWBD2Y2Th5PsU8mzjveeYvuT07lb6FnVuVoykSt6u5kpzaC7zwbHgT2NDI_t8mIxJHB7WGNiKyeoaduggdB--X33WP3i42sDcGiDVu-WMSN7FfpaazKuR12TzNFoE0yjG-ITp8_FjuTGSO9AsSEHKY2kdo5WqeMchXV1_Q7iEMI_BRckxbFNwS_sNSrizPt4NxaM4jfHAZ0REqzbgFwHym3zua8fuS-kmlJRorepc&amp;__tn__=-R">Kreg’s responses</a><br> <br> <br> <br> On This Day In History for February 12, 2020<br> This is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 323 days remaining in 2020.<br> <br> It was on this date in 1855, that Michigan State University was established.<br> Also on February 12, 1909, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded.<br> On February 12, 1915, In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial was put into place.<br> It was on this date in 1924, that George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled “An Experiment in Modern Music”, in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.<br> Also today in 1947, The largest observed iron meteorite until that time created an impact crater in Sikhote-Alin, in the Soviet Union.<br> It was also this date in 1961 that The Soviet Union launched Venera 1 towards Venus.<br> On February 12, 1963, Construction began on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.<br> February 12, 2001, NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the “saddle” region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.<br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> French chemist and academic, Bernard Courtois, was born on this date in 1777.<br> French physicist and chemist, Pierre Louis Dulong was born 235 years ago today.<br> Heinrich Lenz, German-Italian physicist and academic was born on that same date in 1804.<br> Born February 12, 1877, French engineer and businessman, co-founded Renault Louis Renault.<br> American astronomer and academic, Lincoln LaPaz was born 123 years ago today.<br> French mathematician and philosopher, Jacques Herbrand, born on this date in 1908.<br> Born February 12, 1915, Canadian-American actor Lorne Greene.<br> Also born on that same date in 1954,  American cryptographer and programmer, Phil Zimmermann.<br> Also turning 64 today is American actor and talk show host Arsenio Hall.<br> American actor, Josh Brolin is 52 today.<br> Also turning 40 today is American actress and producer Christina Ricci.<br> <br> Listener birthdays<br> <br> 14 – Douglas E. Welch of <a href="http://welchwrite.com/career/">Career Opportunities Podcast</a><br> 14 – Andrew from Illinois<br> 15 – Philip from Australia<br> 17 – Bob Trate of <a href="http://megapodtastic.com/">MegaPodTastic</a> and <a href="http://actionfigurejunkies.com/">Action Figure Junkies</a><br> 18 – Hot John Miller of <a href="http://megapodtastic.com/">MegaPodTastic</a><br> 18 – Ray Insalaco – Central Village, CT<br> <br> And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for February 12, 2020<br> <br> If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our <a href="http://technorama.wikifoundry.com/">Wiki</a>.<br> <br> News<br> <br> <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/6/exscientia-ocd-drug-designed-artificial-intelligen/">Exscientia OCD drug des...</a>