Last Servicing Mission for the Hubble Space Telescope, HST (2009)
The Hubble Space Telescope’s (HST) Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), flown by the Shuttle Atlantis in May 2009, was the last scheduled shuttle mission for HST (launched 11th of May 2009,…
August Horch Founds the Horch Car Company (1904)
Horch was a German car manufacturer, which traced its roots to several companies founded in the late 19th and early 20th century by August Horch. It is one of the…
Happy Birthday Howard Carter (1874)
Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the…
Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough (1926)
Sir David Attenborough (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and writer. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Studios…
Happy Birthday Edwin Herbert Land (1909)
Edwin Herbert Land, (May 7, 1909 – March 1, 1991) was an American scientist and inventor, best known as the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation. He invented inexpensive filters for…
The Channel Tunnel is Opened (1994)
The history of the Eurostar brand can be traced to the choice in 1986 of a rail tunnel to provide a cross-channel link between Britain and France. A previous attempt…
First Carrera Panamericana Motor Race (1950)
The 1950 Carrera Panamericana was a motor race held in Mexico from 5 May to 10 May 1950. It was the first edition of the Carrera Panamericana. After the Mexican…
Happy Birthday Audrey Hepburn (1929)
Audrey Hepburn (4th of May 1929 – 20th of January 1993) was a British actress. Recognised as a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute…
Happy Birthday Ken Tyrell (1924)
Ken Tyrrell (3 May 1924 – 25 August 2001) was a British Formula Two racing driver and the founder of the Tyrrell Formula One constructor. Realising, however, that he was…
Happy Birthday Dwayne Johnson (1972)
Dwayne Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American actor and professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on…
Happy Birthday Tony Blair (1953)
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the…
Dodge is Sold to Investors (1925)
Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis North America, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of…
James Cook reaches Botany Bay (1770)
On 29 April 1770, Botany Bay was the site of James Cook’s first landing of HMS Endeavour on the land mass of Australia, after his extensive navigation of New Zealand.…
Happy Birthday Terry Pratchett (1948)
Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humourist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy…
Happy Name Day Sharon (27/4)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
Launch of the USS Tullibee (1960)
USS Tullibee (SSN-597), a unique submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tullibee, any of several whitefishes of central and northern North…
Happy Birthday Jordana Brewster (1980)
Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in an episode of All My Children in 1995 and next took on the recurring…
Happy Name Day Marsha (25/04)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
Pioneer 10 Travels Beyond Pluto (1983)
Pioneer 10 was launched on March 3, 1972, at 01:49:00 UTC by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from Space Launch Complex 36A in Florida, aboard an Atlas-Centaur. The third…
The Blue Angels are formed (1946)
The Blue Angels, formally named the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, are a flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy. Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest…
New Coke is Launched (1985)
New Coke was the unofficial name of a reformulation of the soft drink Coca-Cola, introduced by the Coca-Cola Company in April 1985. It was renamed Coke II in 1990 and…
Today is Earth Day (22/04/1970)
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated…
Happy Birthday QEII (1926)
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in…
Happy Birthday Felix Baumgartner (1969)
Felix Baumgartner (born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on…
German Government Returns to Berlin (1999)
The Reichstag, a historic legislative government building on Platz der Republik in Berlin, is the seat of the German Bundestag. It is also the meeting place of the Federal Convention,…
First Test Flight of the Shuttle Enterprise (1977)
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA)…
Happy Birthday Ferdinand Piëch (1937)
Ferdinand Piëch (17 April 1937 – 25 August 2019) was an Austrian business magnate, engineer, and executive who held the positions of chairman of the executive board of the Volkswagen…
Happy Name Day Carol (16/04)
Every person’s name has a corresponding name day. As a car and movie fan, I have taken the 2000 movie Gone in 60 seconds, starring Nicolas Cage an inspiration. In…
Happy Birthday Sir Peter Ustinov (1921)
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, director, and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was…