Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012)

CINCINNATI (AP) – Neil Armstrong was a quiet, self-described "nerdy"
engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved U.S. pilot
he made "one giant leap for mankind" with the first step on the moon.

The modest man who entranced and awed people on Earth has died.

Armstrong died Saturday following complications resulting from
cardiovascular procedures, a statement from his family said. It didn’t
say where he died.

Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the
moon July 20, 1969, capping the most daring of the 20th century’s
scientific expeditions. His first words after setting foot on the surface
are etched in history books and in the memories of those who heard
them in a live broadcast.

1946

This Life magazine cover advertised the latest Astaire-Rogers film Carefree,
and was signed by Fred Astaire. It recently sold for $600.

William Seward Burroughs

The patent for the adding machine was received by its inventor, William S. 
Burroughs, on this day in 1888. By 1887, Burroughs had manufactured 
50 machines. The straight adding and listing machine Burroughs had 
invented was the company’s only product; its purchase price, $475. In 
1890 first machines were demonstrated in banks in New York and St.
Lewis with some orders being accepted. The first large scale production
was undertaken in 1892. In 1895, sales had climbed to 284 machines.  

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