A conscientious objector during World War II because his faith would not allow him to kill another person, Desmond Doss becomes a medic instead and provide heroic service to save wounded soldiers. President Harry Truman is shown presenting Doss with the Medal of Honor for his actions.
As noted in a previous column the Link satellite returned to Earth, and did so last Friday. An uncontrolled re-entry, the satellite was reported to have entered the atmosphere over an ocean and posed no threat to anyone on the ground. The precise location was not reported.
High thin clouds at night made star gazing quite challenging during the week, but persistence pays off. The star Gamma Cassiopeiae has been visible, but it is one of those stars easier to spot when one does not look directly at it.
This week in 1995, OJ “The Juice” Simpson is acquitted of the murders of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in a criminal trial. In less than a year he will be found liable for those same murders. As his life spirals downward, he will be found guilty and be convicted of other crimes. He will die a broken man, his accomplishments on the athletic fields largely forgotten.
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Holy mackerel! Do you know what this Saturday is? Yes, I know it’s Saturday. Sheesh. Seriously, though ... it’s my birthday. Another trip around the Sun completed. On Saturday, I will turn 68 years old ... and believe me, I feel every single day of those 68 years. Happy birthday to me, I guess ... and I’m sure of happy trivia to you! Here’s my gift. Enjoy it!
The Fall Equinox, sometimes called the September Equinox, takes place on Saturday, Sept. 26. The days have been growing noticeably shorter and the nights longer, and on Sept. 26 there will be equal amounts of day and night. On that day, sunrise is at 7:28 am and sunset at 7:28 pm.
By the time we get together again, summer will have come to an end. Autumn (or fall, if you prefer) begins at 8:05 p.m. (Eastern time) on September 22. It’s the second day in the year when the time of daylight and darkness are roughly equal, and from then until some time in December the days will be getting shorter and the nights longer. In other words, it will be getting late early out there. Console yourselves with the trivia which follows, especially on those long autumn nights. Enjoy!
William Window turned in a masterful performance as Commodore Matt Decker, who lost his crew facing the Doomsday Machine in Star Trek, and then puts the starship Enterprise in danger. This is the 60th anniversary of Star Trek first appearing on television and this was among the most-liked episodes.
Happy few days after Labor Day! You do realize that you had this past Monday off (most of you, anyway) because of the Labor Day holiday, the last unofficial weekend of summer. Autumn doesn’t officially get here until later in the month, but with Labor Day weekend, summer is officially over. Back to the grind, boys and girls. But there’s something right here to help you get through it ... trivia. The minutiae of life, as it were, to give you pause to say, “I didn’t know that!” Until you read it here, and then you know. Enjoy this week’s lesson!
