Category Archives: On This Day In History 365

On This Day In History Real-Time Updates

Like my new use of FriendFeed real-time updates for Quippages, I am going to experiment with the updating of OTDIH videos via a real-time widget from 12seconds.tv. kurtstarnes on 12seconds.tv
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On This Day In History: Weezer Undone

On This Day In History: June 25, 1994 on 12seconds.tv From the Rolling Stone: Exactly 15 years ago today Weezer released their supremely goofy debut single “Undone – The Sweater Song,” off their self-titled disc fans call the Blue Album. Produced by Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, the tune got loads of MTV airplay with a bizarre Spike [...]
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On This Day In History: Roswell Dummies

On This Day In History: June 24, 1997 on 12seconds.tv From The New York Times archives: For instance, one serviceman who crashed in a test balloon 10 miles northwest of Roswell suffered an injury that caused his head to swell and resemble the bulbous cranium of the classic science-fiction alien, the report says. This secretive 1959 mishap, [...]
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On This Day In History: Movable Type For The Masses

On This Day In History: June 23, 1868 on 12seconds.tv With the help of two partners, Sholes, a printer-publisher from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, perfected his typewriter in 1867. After receiving his patent, Sholes licensed it to Remington & Sons, the famous gunmaker. The first commercial typewriter, the Remington Model 1, hit the shelves in 1873. See Wired for [...]
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