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March 4, 1962: Nuclear Age Comes to Antarctica
1962: The United States fires up the first — and only — nuclear reactor in Antarctica. While the idea of placing a nuclear plant in such an ecologically sensitive location may seem like madness today,...
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May 10, 1960: USS Triton Completes First Submerged Circumnavigation
The USS Triton, a nuclear-powered radar picket submarine, arrives in Groton, Connecticut, after completing the first completely submerged circumnavigation of Earth. It spends 60 days, 21 hours under...
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June 8, 1959: They’ll Never Complain About Slow Postal Service Again
“Rocket mail” becomes “missile mail” when 3,000 pieces of mail are delivered by a cruise missile fired from a U.S. Navy submarine. The post June 8, 1959: They’ll Never Complain About Slow Postal...
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Aug. 4, 1977: All U.S. Energy Placed Under Single Roof
President Jimmy Carter signs the Department of Energy Organization Act, creating the U.S. Department of Energy. The post Aug. 4, 1977: All U.S. Energy Placed Under Single Roof appeared first on This...
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Aug. 11, 1942: Actress + Piano Player = New Torpedo
Hedy Lamarr, once described by German actor-director Max Reinhardt as "the most beautiful woman in Europe," receives a U.S. patent for a frequency-hopping device designed to guide radio-controlled...
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Aug. 16, 1960: Geronimo-o-o-o-o-o-o!!!
1960: Air Force Capt. Joe Kittinger parachutes from an open gondola tethered to a helium balloon from an altitude of 102,800 feet — more than 19 miles. It remains the highest-altitude jump ever...
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Aug. 23, 1899: First Ship-to-Shore Signal to a U.S. Station
"Sherman is sighted." The message is terse but complete. More importantly, it's the first wireless message ever received by a U.S. station from a ship at sea. The post Aug. 23, 1899: First...
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Aug. 29, 1965: Long-Distance Calling … Very Long Distance
1965: An astronaut in space holds a conversation with an aquanaut underwater, marking another milestone in human communication. Astronaut Gordon Cooper, orbiting the Earth with Pete Conrad in Gemini 5,...
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Sept. 27, 1941: First Liberty Ship Launched, More to Follow
Ungainly, ugly and slow, the Liberty ship nevertheless becomes the workhorse of the Allied merchant fleet during World War II, thanks to mass production. The post Sept. 27, 1941: First Liberty Ship...
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Jan. 17, 1966: H-Bombs Rain Down on a Spanish Fishing Village
With the Cold War at its height, a mid-air collision results in several deaths and a near nuclear holocaust along Spain's Mediterranean coast. The post Jan. 17, 1966: H-Bombs Rain Down on a Spanish...
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