David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Spaces shuttle Columbia 19 (STS 75) launches into orbit. Rajindra Dhanraj takes 9-97 for Trinidad against Leeward Islands and Walt Disney Company officially launches Disney.com
The space shuttle Columbia, its rockets spewing orange fire and a long trail of white vapor, blasted its way into earth orbit on this day, carrying two American astronauts on a daring journey to test the world's first re-usable spaceship.
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On February 21, Soyuz TM-23 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome with the cosmonauts for Mir Principle Expedition 21.
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia publicly announces his medical recovery
To clear a docking port for the Soyuz TM-23, the Progress M-30 was undocked on February 22 and re-entered over the Pacific Ocean.
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Jeffrey Kindersley Quill, OBE, AFC, FRAeS died on this day. He was a British test pilot who served on secondment with the Royal Air Force and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.
Toru Takemitsu, a renowned Japanese composer known for his innovative and influential work in contemporary classical music, also passed away on this day
He was also the second man to fly the Supermarine Spitfire after Vickers Aviation's chief test pilot, Joseph "Mutt" Summers.
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A tragic maritime accident occurred when a wooden ferry capsized while entering the port of Cádiz in the Philippines, resulting in the devastating loss of 54 lives.
The incident highlighted the critical need for maritime safety regulations and emergency response protocols.
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in York, Pennsylvania on WQXA 105.7 FM
NASA successfully launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) on this day to conduct comprehensive scientific studies of the sun.
This mission represents a significant advancement in solar research and space exploration technology.
Elsewhere in the 38th Daytona 500, Dale Jarrett wins his 2nd Great American race ahead of Dale Earnhardt and Ken Schrader.
In the Cricket World Cup and the firstOne Day International against the Kenyan national team in Cuttack Sachin Tendulkar scores 127no in India's 7 wicket win
The ESA-sponsored Observatory carries 12 scientific instruments to study the solar atmosphere, helioseismology, and the solar wind. Information from the mission allowed scientists to learn more about the Sun’s internal structure and dynamics, the chromosphere, the corona, and solar particles.
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A powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck the Irian Jaya (Papua) region of Indonesia, triggering a massive tsunami.
First cricket ODI for Netherlands national team in the World Cup v New Zealand in Vadodara; NZ won by 119 runs.
Garry Kasparov defeats chess-playing computer Deep Blue 4-2
The catastrophic event resulted in at least 164 people killed or missing, 423 injured, and extensive infrastructure damage, with 5,043 houses destroyed or damaged.
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