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• Apollo 13

  Posted on Thursday April 17th, 2008 at 19:04 in apollo 13, ironwiki, knowledge, space, today

  Today - April 17 in 1970, Apollo 13 landed safely. Four days earlier, the spacecraft’s oxygen tank had exploded, forcing the crew to abort the mission to land on the Moon. James Lovell, Jr., Jo...

• Today - April 15, 2008 - Titanic

  Posted on Wednesday April 16th, 2008 at 00:19 in ironwiki, knowledge, titanic, today

  Today - April 15, 2008 Today in History On April 14, 1912 the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and ruptured its hull. Designed by Irish shipbuilder William Pirrie, the 883ft vessel was considered by many...

• Todays Hero - Jackie Chan

  Posted on Monday April 7th, 2008 at 13:06 in hero, hong kong, ironwiki, Jackie Chan, today

  Monday, April 7 Today’s Hero Action superstar Jackie Chan was born on this day in 1954. Chan studied martial arts at the Chinese Opera Research Institute in Hong Kong and appeared in his first f...

• Today - April 1, 2008

  Posted on Wednesday April 2nd, 2008 at 04:59 in April, april fools, fools, ironwiki, joke, today

  Today - April 1, 2008 April Fool’s Day Today in History 1700 - April Fools tradition popularized On this day in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools...

• Today - March 28, 2008

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 23:25 in ironwiki, nuclear power, nuke, reactor, three mile island, today

  Today - March 28, 2008 Today in History 1979 - The worst nuclear power accident in US history began on this day in 1979. At 4am in the Unit 2 reactor of Three Mile Island’s nuclear plant, a pres...

• Today - March 27, 2008

  Posted on Thursday March 27th, 2008 at 13:15 in ironwiki, Navy, today, us

  Today - March 27, 2008 Today in History 1794 - Permanent United States Navy Established The establishment of a permanent US Navy came with the authorization to build six frigates in 1794. Three of the...

• Useless Knowledge - Street Luge Crash

  Posted on Wednesday March 26th, 2008 at 18:52 in crash, ironwiki, knowledge, luge, street, useless

  Here is today’s useless knowledge: How to Bail Out of a Street Luge Stay with your board. Hold on to your board (even if it is broken), and use it to absorb some of the force of the impact. Kee...

• Useless Knowledge - Street Luge Crash

  Posted on Wednesday March 26th, 2008 at 18:52 in crash, ironwiki, knowledge, luge, street, useless

  Here is today’s useless knowledge: How to Bail Out of a Street Luge Stay with your board. Hold on to your board (even if it is broken), and use it to absorb some of the force of the impact. Kee...

• Random Knowledge

  Posted on Wednesday March 26th, 2008 at 14:09 in hermitage, ironwiki, knowledge, peace symbol, skipper, tidbits

  RANDOM TIDBITS The peace symbol was created in 1958 as a nuclear disarmament symbol by the Direct Action Committee, and was first shown that year at peace marches in England. The symbol is a composite...

• Today - March 21, 2008

  Posted on Saturday March 22nd, 2008 at 00:44 in alcatraz, good friday, ironwiki, today

  Today - March 21, 2008 Good Friday Today in History 1963 - Alcatraz Closes Alcatraz, a rocky island in western California’s San Francisco Bay, served as a federal prison housing the country̵...

• Today - March 19, 2008

  Posted on Thursday March 20th, 2008 at 00:29 in bridge, harbour, ironwiki, Sydney, today

  Today - March 19, 2008 Today in History 1932 - Sydney Harbour Bridge Opens The Sydney Harbour Bridge is one of Australia’s major landmarks, connecting Sydney’s central business district wi...