Skip to main content

Randy Alfred

March 18, 1931: The Schick Hits the Fans

March 10, 1876: 'Mr. Watson, Come Here ...'

March 3, 1919: U.S. Starts International Airmail Service

March 2, 1887: Birth of the Master Locksmith

Feb. 25, 1919: Oregon Taxes Gas by the Gallon

Feb. 17, 1818: Proto-Bicycle Gets Things Rolling

Feb. 11, 2005: This Guy's No Dummy

Feb. 3, 1958: Silent Spring Seeks Its Voice

Human Element? 'Animals' Don't Win Many Super Bowls

Jan. 12, 1992 or 1997: HAL of a Computer

Jan. 7, 1851: Foucault Gets the Swing of Things

Jan. 5, 1972: Nixon OKs 'Low-Cost' Space Shuttle

Dec. 17, 1790: Accurate Calendar Requires Sacrifice, You Dig?

Dec. 16, 1770: Beethoven's Birth in Bonn Leads to Longer CDs

Dec. 15, 2001: Leaning Tower of Pisa Reopens With New Angle

Dec. 10, 1626: Measurement Man Meets the Measure of His Days

Dec. 8, 1993: Location, Location, Location

Dec. 2, 1942: Nuclear Pile Gets Going
Dec. 2, 1957: Nuclear Power Goes Online

Nov. 18, 1883: Railroad Time Goes Coast to Coast

Nov. 4, 1952: Univac Gets Election Right, But CBS Balks