A Brief History On June 4, 2010, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster made its first flight, and since then has been used as the launch booster for well over 200 launches, only one of which was a failure and one other a partial failure. Digging Deeper A reusable heavy lift orbital launch booster, the Falcon 9 is famous as the only privately made rocket to have carried humans into orbital flight, and is the only current US sourced rocket certified for manned flight. In 2021, the amazing Falcon 9 set a space launch record by launching a mind boggling…
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A Brief History Hello, everyone! I am Dr. Matt Zarzeczny (or Dr. Zar for short), owner of History and Headlines and co-author of Simply Napoleon with my friend, J. David Markham. Today, June 3, 2023, I want to thank the first 30,000 subscribers to my YouTube channel (a milestone reached on June 1, 2023) and also share with you that two of my favorite history themed YouTube channels also happen to be run by authors named Matt. Digging Deeper These are Matt Baker of UsefulCharts and Matt Beat of Mr. Beat. You can visit their respective channels by clicking on…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on June 3rd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On June 3, 1839, Chinese agents under Lin Zexu (various spellings) seized an incredible 1210 ton cache of opium (2.66 million pounds, or 1.2 million kilos), later destroying the drug. On June 3, 1844, the last known pair of Great Auks was killed on a small island off Iceland, a magnificent species of flightless bird resembling but not related to Penguins, 30…
A Brief History On June 3, 2023, the world celebrates Chimborazo Day, a day to admire and adore the highest mountain on Earth. You might wrongly think of Mount Everest as the highest mountain, but when measured as the furthest distance from the center of the Earth, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is the 1st Prize Winner. Digging Deeper An inactive volcano, Chimborazo has an altitude of 20,549 feet above sea level, much less than the 29,031 feet claimed by Mount Everest. So why is Chimborazo King of the Hills? Because it is located near the Equator where the Earth bulges…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on June 2nd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On June 2, 1692, the trial of Bridget Bishop began, starting a reign of terror in Salem, Massachusetts known as The Salem Witch Trials. On June 2, 1763, as part of a general Indian (as in Native American) uprising known as Pontiac’s Rebellion, Chippewa warriors captured Fort Michiimackinac what is now present day Mackinaw City, by storming the fort. On June 2,…