On This Date in History - January 13

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Quote Of The Day

There is very little difference between men and women in space
Helen Sharman (b. 1963)

Who Was Born Today?:

1949: Rakesh Sharma, India, cosmonaut, Soyuz T-11

Who Died Today?:

Today in History:

1610: Galileo Galilei first sees Ganymede. Jan 4 thru 15, 1610, Galileo Galilei points his newly developed telescope at the sky and observes craters and mountains on the Moon, moving spots on the Sun, four moons revolving around Jupiter, the phases of Venus, and the almost innumerable stars of the Milky Way. These days are called by some the most important days in the history of astronomy.

1961: Convair B-58 Hustler, jet bomber powered by four GE J-79 engines, broke six world speed records, Maj. H. J. Deutschendorf, U.S. Air Force, as pilot. On first closed-course run, the Hustler averaged 1,200.194 miles per hour, and it averaged 1,061.808 miles per hour on both runs carrying a payload of 4,408 pounds and a crew of three.

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