Apr 27 2024
This day in history we feature the Halley’s Comet. Halley last appeared in the inner parts of the Solar System on this day in 1986. Trivia – Halley’s Comet Halley’s Comet, Comet Halley, or sometimes simply Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, […]
This day in history we feature Comet Ikeya-Seki. This comet was discovered independently by Kaoru Ikeya and Tsutomu Seki on this day in 1965. Trivia – Comet Ikeya Seki Comet Ikeya-Seki was observed as a faint telescopic object, the first […]
Asa Griggs Candler, an American business tycoon and politician who purchased the Coca-Cola recipe, was born on this day in 1851. Did you know that:• Astronomer Edwin Hubble formally announced the existence of other galactic systems at meeting of the […]
Jaromir Wagner was the first to fly to the Atlantic standing on the wing of a plane on this day in 1980. Did you know that: • Explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo discovered California, at San Diego Bay, named it San […]
