On this day, space/science/tech history (Oct 15th)

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1829 Asaph Hall who discovered satellites of Mars, Phobos & Deimos is born <br />1846 Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether <br />1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard <br />1878 Edison Electric Light Company incorporated <br />1924 Lee A Iacocca CEO (Chrysler Corp) is born <br />1928 German dirigible "Graf Zeppelin" lands in Lakehurst, NJ <br />1939 LaGuardia Airport opens in NYC <br />1964 Craig Breedlove sets auto speed record of 846.97 kph <br />1985 Shuttle Columbia carries Spacelab into orbit <br /><br />Source: http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/