I write a weekly blog on big anniversaries in science history!

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Joined March 2012
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#OnThisDay- Russian Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova Became The First Woman To Have Flown in Space 16 June 1963.
#FossilFriday The classic #Neanderthal 'en bombe' shape in La Chapelle (L) + La Ferrassie (R)
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Let's do this people! Let's #DefeatMalaria bit.ly/1EZYbDO
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Happy Pi Day! bit.ly/18ntP5T Celebrate with this challenge from @NASAJPL 1.usa.gov/18ntMqI
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Sad anniversary: In 1986, the space shuttle challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all 7 crew members.
This Wed. marks the 29th anniversary of the Challenger Shuttle tragedy. Read more about how we plan to commemorate. challenger.org/2015/01/26/an…
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Blackbeard's Booty: Pirate Ship Yields Medical Supplies oak.ctx.ly/r/2dooe
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A lot of really cool science events happened on this day in history: #Give2Science
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"Our true nationality is mankind." Happy 148th #birthday to H.G. Wells, the father of futurism and sci-fi.
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For more (so much more), check out the amazing Apollo Flight Journal; it is an unparalleled resource: history.nasa.gov/ap11fj/inde…
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Nixon: “I'm luckiest man in the world [privileged to speak] for so many in welcoming you back to Earth.” #Apollo11
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MCC, meanwhile, is completely crammed with people celebrating #Apollo11’s return. It’s a mad house!
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And here they are! The #Apollo11 astros, dressed biological isolation garments, arriving on board the USS Hornet.
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Flotation collar has been attached to stabilize #Apollo11 for crew egress. Spacecraft is about 4 miles from Hornet.
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Swimmer on the scene: “Splashdown! Apollo has splashdown.” Hornet (recovery ship): “Understand splashdown.” #Apollo11 is back!
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Armstrong: "Hello, Hornet. This is #Apollo11 reading you loud and clear.” Crew telling recovery forces about error and landing location…
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