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Douglas Adams Day
He was an honorary Python, wrote for Doctor Who, and gave us Zaphod Beeblebrox, Arthur Dent and Dirk Gently; Douglas Adams, born on this day in 1952, was a giant of a man in many ways, especially his...
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Pi, Einstein and Chips Day
Has math ever looked so delicious? Today celebrates three things geeks love: Pi, Albert Einstein and potato chips. The numerical shorthand for today is 3/14, which corresponds to 3.14, the beginning of...
View ArticleLeonard Nimoy Day
Happy Birthday, Mr. Nimoy! Since yesterday was Tolkien Reading Day, it feels right to celebrate the two days together with one clip. You know the one. Leonard Nimoy singing “Bilbo Baggins!” Because...
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First Contact Day
“I don’t even like to fly. I take trains.” – Zefram Cochrane Today in 2063 in the Star Trek universe, Zefram Cochrane pilots the first warp-drive craft into space and attracts the attention of the...
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Harriet Quimby Day
J.Lo? Please. Harriet Quimby was the original Fly Girl. Today in 1912, Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly over the English Channel. This was her second record-setting accomplishment; the year...
View ArticleEarth Day/Immanuel Kant Day
Yes, yes, today is Earth Day, so Hack the Planet, er, Save the Planet and all that. (Sorry, had a bit of a Angelina Jolie-Jonny Lee Miller flashback there.) Today is also the birthday of Immanuel Kant,...
View ArticleStephen Colbert Day
The truthiness is out there! Your future quasi-benevolent dictator/warrior overlord, Stephen Colbert, was born on this day in 1964. Bears and people without a sense of satire, beware. From numerous...
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Laser Day
Today they’re on everything from our pens to the heads of villainous frickin’ sharks, but before 1960, lasers were just a dream. In that year, Theodore Harold Maiman invented the laser using a pink...
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Middlemark Day
If you ever stood in a corner fiddling for hours with the rabbit ears on the TV, you can thank—or curse—Marvin P. Middlemark, born today in 1919. His invention of a set-based, dipole antenna made...
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