Summary: Coming up in this episode…<br> <br> * Creepy Teddy<br> * Crash landing<br> * With no preservatives<br> <br> Listen below with the audio player or Continue Reading for complete show notes and video from the show.<br> <br> Feedback<br> <br> * What show is widely popular that you cannot stand?<br> <br> On This Day In History for August 16, 2017<br> This is the 228th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 137 days remaining in 2017.<br> <br> * It was on this date in 1858, that U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.<br> * 101 years ago today, The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States signed.<br> * On August 16, 1927, The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.<br> * It was also this date in 1930 that The first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, is made by Ub Iwerks.<br> * Also today in 1944, First flight of the Junkers Ju 287.<br> * That same date in 1954, The first issue of Sports Illustrated is published.<br> * It was on this date in 1960, that Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at 102,800 feet (31,300 m), setting three records that held until 2012: High-altitude jump, free fall, and highest speed by a human without an aircraft.<br> * Also on August 16, 1962, Pete Best is discharged from the Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.<br> * It was 28 years ago today, that a solar flare from the Sun creates a geomagnetic storm that affects micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto’s stock market.<br> <br> Happy birthday goes out on this date to:<br> <br> * Italian cartographer, Vincenzo Coronelli, born on this date in 1650.<br> * Born August 16, 1744, French astronomer Pierre Méchain.<br> * Arthur Cayley, English mathematician was born on that same date in 1821.<br> * French physicist, Gabriel Lippmann, born on this date in 1845.<br> * T. E. Lawrence, British archaeologist, military officer, and diplomat was born on that same date in 1888.<br> * American biochemist, Wendell Meredith Stanley was born 113 years ago today.<br> * Eydie Gormé, the American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress was born 89 years ago today.<br> * actor, scriptwriter, Robert Culp, born on this date in 1930.<br> * Stuart Roosa, the American astronaut was born 84 years ago today.<br> * American actress, Julie Newmar is 84 today.<br> * Also turning 64 today is American actress and talk show host Kathie Lee Gifford.<br> * Also born on that same date in 1958, American singer, songwriter, and actress, Madonna (entertainer).<br> * Also turning 55 today is American actor Steve Carell.<br> <br> Listener Birthdays (through DragonCon)<br> August<br> <br> * 17 – Clive Jevons, Baeumenheim German<br> * Kevin (SusietheGeek’s son and Geek in Training)<br> * 19 – Brian Litecky (blitecky)<br> * 19 – Matt Rider (The Eagle Scout Geek )<br> * 20 – <a href="http://smaccast.org/">Jedi_Kez</a> (aka Brian From Winnipeg)<br> * 22 – Zoidberg [1967]<br> * 22 – Kyle Slingo<br> * 22 – AlchemyDragon<br> * 24 – Kira Fiore (Krazy Joe & Christine’s daughter)<br> * 25 – David “Grizzly” Smith from <a href="http://grizzlysgrowls.com/">Grizzly’s Growls podcasts</a><br> * 27 – Chuck’s forgotten iPod<br> * 30 – Maximilian Björsten, Stockholm Sweden<br> * 31 – Tim Downing<br> <br> September<br> <br> * 01 – David Kloempken<br> * 02 – Scott Tyler<br> * 05 – <a href="http://www.benvon.net/">Ben Vaughan</a> (benvon) [1977]<br>
