President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which established National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), into law on July 29, 1958, 57 year ago today.
cite: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_29.html
7/7/15
Fact of the Week: July 16, 2015
Mount Tallac is named after the Washoe word dala'ak meaning "large mountain."
Cite: Indian Placenames in America, Volume 1, By Sandy Nestor page 37
7/6/15
Fact of the Week: July 6, 2015
180 years ago, Samuel Clemens started publishing news stories in the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, writing under the name of Mark Twain. A pen name he used from then on.
Cite: History.com
Cite: History.com
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