Episode 722: Solid State Stupid

Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Feedback QOTW:  What instantly ruins a movie/tv show/book for you? On This Day In History for September 13, 2023 This is the 256th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 109 days remaining in 2023. It was on this date in 509 BC, that The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome’s Capitoline Hill was dedicated on the ides of September That same date in 1609, Henry Hudson reached the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River It was 209 years ago today, that In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British failed to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composed his poem “Defence of Fort McHenry”, which is later set to music and became the United States’ national anthem That same date in 1848, Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survived an iron rod 1.24 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions It was also this date in 1898 that Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film Henry Bliss was the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident on this date in 1899 Also today in 1906, The Santos-Dumont 14 -bis made a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe The IBM 305 RAMAC was introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage on this date in 1956 On September 13, 1977, General Motors introduced Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others. It was 38 years ago today, that Super Mario Bros. was released in Japan for the NES, which started the Super Mario series of platforming games That same date in 2001, Civilian aircraft traffic resumed in the United States after the September 11 attacks Happy birthday goes out on this date to: American inventor, engineer and businessman, Oliver Evans, born on this date in 1755.