Monthly Archives: April 2016

Today in History: April 26

Every Year April 26 is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 249 days remaining until the end of the year. Every Year Confederate Memorial Day (Florida and Georgia) Every Year Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Tragedy (Belarus) Every Year World Intellectual Property Day (International)… Read More »

Today in History: April 25

Every Year April 25 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 250 days remaining until the end of the year. 1961 Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3) launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying a robotic “mechanical astronaut”. Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3) was an unmanned test flight of the Mercury… Read More »

Today in History: April 23

Every Year April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 252 days remaining until the end of the year. Every Year International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day is a commemoration declared by author Jo Walton, held on April 23 and first celebrated… Read More »

Today in History: April 20

Every Year April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 255 days remaining until the end of the year. 1517 Died today: Bogdan III the One-Eyed (1470 or 1471–April 20, 1517, age 46 or 47) Bogdan III the One-Eyed (Bogdan al III-lea cel Chior… Read More »

The Nintendo Glock and the Glocktendo

Precision Syndicate, LLC, a custom gun manufacturer in Odessa, Texas, modified a Glock to resemble the famous “Nintendo Zapper” gun that came with the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your view of guns), it’s a one-off build and will not be produced for other people. They posted a couple of photos… Read More »

Sedan Crater

Project Plowshare and the Sedan Experiment Predictions Detonation Photographs Taking a Tour of the Sedan Crater References Links Sedan Crater is located at 37°10’36.5”N 116°02’47.0”W (37.176820, -116.046382) in Area 10 on the Nevada National Security Site (formerly the Nevada Test Site) near Mercury, Nye County, Nevada. It was added to the National Register of Historic… Read More »

Today in History: April 11

Every Year April 11 is the 101st day of the year (102nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 264 days remaining until the end of the year. 1241 Batu Khan defeated Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Mohi. The Battle of Mohi (modern-day Muhi), also known as Battle of the… Read More »

Salton Sea Area

Updated April 5, 2016 Communities Bertram — 33°22′42″N 115°47′00″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS); Bombay Beach — 33°21′03″N 115°43′47″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Calipatria — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS) Coolidge Springs — _____; Geographic Names Information System (NGIS) Desert Shores (formerly Fish Springs) — 33°24′15″N 116°02′23″W; Geographic Names Information System (GNIS); Elmore… Read More »

Palindromic Prime Numbers, Part 2

So the question was asked on this page, “Are there any four-digit prime numbers?” Stop here and go to the other page if you want to read the first part about palindromic prime numbers and try to answer the question before reading the answer below. You’re still here, so here’s the answer. No. There are… Read More »