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'The Right Stuff' at 40: Director Philip Kaufman on chasing demons in the sky to make a true...
Space via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSpace.com has an exclusive interview with director Philip Kaufman for the 40th anniversary of "The...
Today in History, October 14, 1947: Test pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first test pilot to break the sound...
EDITORIAL:American hero: Yeager deserves a commemorative stamp
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 13—The United States has a tradition of issuing commemorative postage stamps honoring citizens who have achieved extraordinary things that enriched their country. In 2023, stamps issued ...
Today in History: October 14, Martin Luther King wins Nobel
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings ...
On This Day, Oct. 14: Rabin, Peres, Arafat share Nobel Peace Prize
United Press International via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOn Oct. 14, 1994, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to two Israelis, Prime Minister Yitzhak...
San Diego Air & Space Museum runs Wright Brothers replica engine on 120th anniversary of first...
KSWB articles via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn Sunday, the San Diego Air & Space Museum ran an exact replica of the engine the Wright Brothers...
17th annual Buddy Bass Fishing Tournament a success
The Times-Tribune, Corbin, Ky. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 11—CORBIN — Knox County UNITE hosted their 17th annual Buddy Bass Fishing Tournament on Saturday, March 25, at Laurel Lake, Grove Marina. The morning began with warmer temperatures than ...
The man who was almost NASA's first Black astronaut in the 1960s explains why he never made it to...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEd Dwight in the cockpit of an F-104 circa the 1960s.Bettmann Archive/Getty Images "The Space Race"...
Out & About: 4 artists share 'Love of Art' in Greensburg exhibition
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 8—Will Vega of Hempfield discovered the joy of painting by watching the long-running PBS show by that name, hosted by the late artist Bob Ross, who encouraged his students by saying, "We ...
PREP GOLF: Cullman wins Wildcat Invitational; Lady Bearcats finish 2nd
The Cullman Times, Ala.· 1 year agoApr. 24—Cullman's varsity boys golf team continued its winning ways on Monday, carding an overall score of 295 at Terrapin Hills Country Club in Fort Payne to earn the title at this year's Wildcat ...
