DPTV-189-2007-03-30

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This Week in history

• The first long-distance telephone call was made, between Boston and New York. March 27 1884
• The Early History of Baseball
• Smithsonian Telegraph and Telephone Office
• Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine (washboard type) March 28 1797
• History of the Washing Machine
• Washboards International Photo Page
• The cities of Constantinople and Angora changed names to Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey. March 28 1930
• Ankara photos
• Ankara from Anitkabir
• Istanbul photos
• Old Istanbul and Topkapi Palace
• Istanbul photo gallery
• Nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. March 28 1979
• A Nuclear Nightmare in Pennsylvania
• President Carter Tours 3-Mile Island Facility
• 3-Mile Island Alert – 25 years later
• Mutant photos from three mile island
• Supreme Court rules unanimously that an anonymous tip does not justify a stop-and-frisk action against a person. March 28 2000
• Frisk me I’m Muslim
• NYPD stop-and-frisk methods to be studied
• The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 10,000 for the first time March 29 1999
• Dot-Com Bubble Has Burst
• The game show Jeopardy debuted on television. March 30 1964
• JEOPARDY – AN INSIDE LOOK AT AMERICA’S FAVORITE QUIZ SHOW

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• ROBO-ONE 11 – OmniZero.4 Demonstration
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• Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
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• Magnetic Dice Rubiks Cube
• US astronaut to compete in marathon in space
• Turning Algae into America’s New Energy
• New Report Claima Feds manipulate release of climate change research
• Smart Sunglasses Change Color on Demand
• Segway was predicted in 1900 calendar
• Radioactive Money – Iran issues new 50,000 Rial note with Atomic Symbol on it
• Why you should cover your mouth when you sneeze
• Marines ban big, garish tattoos

Featured Artist – Exceeda from Youtube

• DRUGS – Just say no

Credits

• Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code
• First ending clip – Addicting Bleach video
• Second ending Clip – Talking babies public service announcement
• Music – Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

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