Archive for December 22nd, 2024

A RECORD–BREAKING PASS NEAR THE SUN

Parker Solar Probe completes second close approach to the Sun

NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the
sun than any object sent before.

The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up
look at the sun. Since then, it has flown straight through the
sun’s corona: the outer atmosphere visible during a total solar
eclipse.

The next milestone: closest approach to the sun. Plans call for
Parker on Tuesday to hurtle through the sizzling solar atmosphere
and pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s
surface.

NASA said at that moment, if the sun and Earth were at opposite
ends of a football field, Parker "would be on the 4-yard line.”

Mission managers won’t know how Parker fared until days after
the flyby since the spacecraft will be out of communication range.

The Parker solar probe to launch first mission to touch the sun
The 233-foot tall probe before launch from Cape Canaveral.

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VETERAN ACTOR HAS DIED AT AGE 82

Evan, Actors, Art, Art Background, Kunst, Performing Arts, Art Education Resources, Actor, Artworks

(Los Angeles) – Art Evans, the actor known for his roles in Die
Hard 2
(1990) and A Soldier’s Story (1984), died Saturday. The
cause of death was not disclosed.

One of Evans’s early roles was the first victim in the John
Carpenter
horror film Christine (1983).

Art Evans — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Arthur James Evans
(March 27, 1942 – December 21, 2024)

Christine (1983)

Art Evans Christine Original Autographed 8X10 Photo at Amazon's Entertainment Collectibles Store
Art Evans autographed photo of his role in “Christine.”

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BEETHOVEN TOOK THE FIFTH TO VIENNA

On this day in history, December 22, 1808, Beethoven's triumphant Fifth Symphony debuts in Vienna

On December 22, 1808, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony
No. 5 in C Minor
, Op. 67—the “Fifth Symphony”—received
its
world premiere in Vienna. It was a benefit concert held
for
Beethoven at the Theater an der Wien. It would soon
become the world’s most recognizable piece of classical
music.

Lost Beethoven masterpiece to get 1st performance for 200 years after reconstruction | Daily ...
Ludwig van Beethoven
(baptized 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827)

Beethoven's 5th Symphony sheet music for Piano download free in PDF or MIDI

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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~

Disabled American Veterans


DAV : Disabled American Veterans   

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

Ap Today In History April 28 2024 - Emelia Sidonnie

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ROSS SIMPSON

Madonna and Guys wedding | Vestidos de noiva famosos, Casamentos de celebridades, Casamento ...
    
Madonna, aged 42, married Guy Ritchie, who was ten years
her junior, in a ceremony steeped in the groom’s Scottish heritage.
 

See related image detail. WORLD EXCLUSIVE: MADONNA MARRIAGE PEACE PACT - World News - Mirror Online

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