Time Capsule: January 13th, 1/13/2006, 12:30 am

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Reminder from the Calendar of

Time Capsule: January 13th

Friday January 13, 2006

12:30 am

- 12:30 am

This event repeats every year.

Notes:

On this day in:1610, Galileo Galilei discovered Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter. 1854, Foss patented the accordion. 1863, Crapper pioneered the one-piece pedestal flushing toilet. 1906, the first radio set was advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) which claimed to receive signals up to one mile. 1942, Henry Ford patented a method of constructing plastic auto bodies. Noteworthy person born on this day:In 1834: Horatio Alger Jr., Revere MA, author (Lost at Sea, Work & Win).

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