Today in #GeekHistory 3/1/1893: Nikola Tesla gives the first public radio demo, keeping the death ray idea to himself for the time being.
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Today in Middle-earth History Yr: 3019 - Entmoot begins. | Of all the 'moots, this one is my favorite.
Today in #GeekHistory 2/28/1959: The American spy satellite, Discoverer 1 (the first object to achieve a polar orbit) is launched
Today in #GeekHistory 2/28/1998: Nintendo releases Yoshi's Story for Nintendo 64 in the U.S.
Today in #GeekHistory 2/28/1954: The first color television sets go on sale to the general public using the NTSC standard
Today in #GeekHistory 2/25/1971: Sean Astin, who played Mikey Walsh in The Goonies and Samwise Gamgee in LOTR, is born in Santa Monica, CA
On this day in STAR WARS: Tue, February 25, 1986 - Return of the Jedi is released on videocassette, CED, and laserdisc. The videocassette is priced at $79.98
Today in #GeekHistory 2/24/1970: National Public Radio is founded, replacing the National Educational Radio Network.
Today in #GeekHistory 2/21/1983: The 1st video game world championship (North American Video Game Challenge) takes place at Twin Galaxies in Ottumwa, IA