November 5
Posted in White History on Nov 5th, 2011
1994 Swiss cyclist Tony Rominger broke the world Hour Record in cycling at 55.291 km (34.356 miles). 1906 American astronomer Fred Whipple was born in Red Oak, Iowa. Amongst his achievements, he discovered some asteroids and comets, came up with the “dirty snowball” cometary hypothesis, and designed the Whipple shield, an impact shield used to [...]