Showing posts with label Mercury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mercury. Show all posts

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Today in Geek History

Hey guys. How's your day been going? Fun news, I had an interview today. Yay me. Today is May 2th and today in Geek History...

1949 Jim Broadbent, star of Hot Fuzz, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Harry Potter films is born today.

1953 Nell Campbell, best known as Columbia from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is born in Sydney Australia.

1962 Mercury Aurora 7 is launched with M Scott Carpenter. It makes 3 orbits before returning to Earth.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Today in Geek History

Happy Cinco de Mayo folks. Today we celebrate the day the Titanic went down, causing thousands of cases of Mayo to be lost. Mexico was going to be the next stop after New York, but of course, it never made it. That's why Mayo does not have a strong base in Mexico as a condiment. Happy Cinco de Mayo. Hehe.

Today is May 5th and today in Geek History...

1943 Original Python Michael Palin is born in Seffield England.

1955 Melinda Cuela, best known as Amy Amanda Allen of The A-Team is born in Western Springs, Illionis.

1961 Mercury Freedom 7 carries Alan B Shepard Jr, the first US Astronaut, into space in a suborbital flight. Yeah for space stuff!