Today in Geeky History

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Jun 11, 1935 (69) FM Broadcasting2009/06/11
74 years ago today, FM Broadcasting was demonstrated for the first time
Jun 09, First Century AD (68) Nero and Octavia2009/06/10
Nearly 2000 years ago today, Nero and Octavia got married. Then they died, one by one. All in different years.
Jun 06, 1933 (67) Drive-in Theaters2009/06/06
76 years (and 1 day, sorry about that) ago today, the first drive-in theater opened.
Jun 03, 1888 (66) “Casey at the Bat”2009/06/03
121 years ago today, Mighty Casey came to bat.
Jun 01, 1495 (65) Scotch Whiskey2009/06/01
514 years ago today, a King got a treat.
May 30, 1958 (64) Unknown Soldiers2009/05/30
51 years ago today, the Unknown Soldier got some tombmates.
May 28, 585 BC (63) The Battle of the Eclipse2009/05/28
2,593 years ago today, an eclipse saved hundreds of lives.
May 25, 1962 (62) Moon Proposal2009/05/25
47 years ago today, US President John F. Kennedy proposed we go to the mooon.
May 23, 1929 (61) Mickey Mouse Talks2009/05/23
80 years ago today, we heard Mickey Mouse for the first time.
May 21, 1972 (60) Michelangelo’s Pieta is Damaged2009/05/21
(Just pretend I posted this on time) 37 years ago today, a crazy geologist attacked Michelangelo’s Pieta.
May 18, 1980 (59) Mt. St. Helens2009/05/18
29 years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted
May 15, 1836 (58) Baily’s Beads2009/05/15
173 years ago today, Francis Bailey realized something while staring at the Sun.
May 13, 1958 (57) Velcro2009/05/13
51 years ago today, Velcro’s patent was registered.
May 10, 1869 (56) Transcontinental Railroad2009/05/10
140 years ago today, the United States’ First Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
May 9, 1955 (55) Muppets2009/05/09
54 years ago today, what would eventually become the Muppets first appeared.