PinnedMrigaA musical walk along the Marina BeachThis is a verified Airbnb experience that you can check here. We, however, offer a discount if booking directly with us.Nov 5, 2023Nov 5, 2023
MrigaChasing an eclipse… on a Concorde!The total solar eclipse that took place on June 30, 1973 was a long one. A bunch of scientists aboard Concorde 001, however, made it the…1d ago1d ago
MrigaToying with toys and making it bigOn June 23, 1980, American inventor Arthur Melin, along with several others, filed a patent for a water play toy on behalf of Wham O…Jun 23Jun 23
MrigaThe father-son duo who built experimental helicoptersOn June 16, 1922, officials of the U.S. Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics witnessed Henry Berliner make a controlled horizontal helicopter…Jun 16Jun 16
MrigaBrown, botany, and Brownian motionOn June 9, 1803, botanist Robert Brown completed his trip of Australia aboard HMS Investigator. That voyage enabled him to collect…Jun 9Jun 9
MrigaEd White, America’s first spacewalkerAmerican astronaut Edward White became the first from his country to perform a spacewalk on June 3, 1965 as part of the Gemini 4 mission…Jun 2Jun 2
MrigaWhen Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s CometDid you know that our planet passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet during its 1910 visit on May 19? And that apocalyptic predictions…May 19May 19
MrigaZuse’s Z3, the world’s first programmable computerOn May 12, 1941, German engineer Konrad Zuse presented his Z3, the world’s first functional, automatic, programmable, Turing-complete…May 12May 12
MrigaThe first American in spaceOn May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard became the first American and the second human in space when he made a successful suborbital spaceflight…May 5May 5
MrigaFloyd, a trapeze artist who turned into an aviation pioneerOn April 28, 1919, Leslie Irvin made the first jump with a parachute that incorporated a manually operated ripcord over McCook Field…Apr 28Apr 28