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James E. Webb — birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Leader
James E. Webb — birth (1906-10-07).
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Robert A. Heinlein: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Science fiction writer
Robert A. Heinlein: birth.
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Tunguska airburst
Category: Natural Celestial EventsType: Meteorite fall
A large atmospheric explosion devastated forest near the Stony Tunguska River in Siberia.
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John W. Campbell Jr.: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Science fiction editor, Science fiction writer
John W. Campbell Jr.: birth.
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Dorothy Vaughan — birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Mathematician, Computer scientist
Dorothy Vaughan — birth (1910-09-20).
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Alan Turing: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Mathematician, Computer scientist
Alan Turing: birth.
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Arthur C. Clarke — birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Science fiction writer, Engineer
Arthur C. Clarke — birth (1917-12-16).
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Katherine Johnson — birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Mathematician
Katherine Johnson — birth (1918-08-26).
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Eclipse observations test general relativity
Eclipse expeditions measured starlight deflection near the Sun, testing Einstein’s general relativity.
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Shapley–Curtis debate held
Category: Culture, Education, and Public EngagementType: Cultural event
Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis debated the scale of the universe and the nature of spiral nebulae.
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Ray Bradbury: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Science fiction writer
Ray Bradbury: birth.
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Frank Herbert: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Science fiction writer
Frank Herbert: birth.
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Mary W. Jackson — birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Engineer, Mathematician
Mary W. Jackson — birth (1921-04-09).
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Gene Roddenberry: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Filmmaker, Science fiction writer
Gene Roddenberry: birth.
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Stanisław Lem: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Science fiction writer
Stanisław Lem: birth.
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Goddard launches a liquid-fueled rocket
Category: Launches and Flight TestsType: Atmospheric test flight
Robert Goddard flew his first successful liquid-propellant rocket.
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Philip K. Dick: birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Science fiction writer
Philip K. Dick: birth.
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Ursula K. Le Guin — birth
Category: Organizations and PeopleType: Birth
Role: Science fiction writer
Ursula K. Le Guin — birth (1929-10-21).