March 5, 1947: THE BEGINNING OR THE END, "the long-awaited dramatic story of the atomic bomb" opened at the Grove Theater in Oak Ridge, TN. The film had already opened in many cities across the US weeks earlier. We're only 79 years in and that's an awfully optimistic date for a time capsule given our current times...
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March 5, 1953: Eileen Keenan, a waitress at the 1203 Restaurant at 1203 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, DC. celebrates the death of Stalin.
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Listen to Ray Anderson's celebratory country song, "Stalin Kicked the Bucket" (1953):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O7doMD89NI
U.S. top 20 for March 5, 1966. Green Berets, boots and Batman.
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The Green Berets - song & history
You Only Live Twice ( & 'Boots') - Boots LP Vinyl is $302.00 WTF?
March 5, 1980: Ted Striker, an ex-fighter pilot and traumatized war veteran, saved the lives of everyone on-board Flight 209 after the flight crew became sick with food poisoning.
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The date was mentioned in Airplane 2 (1982).
AIRPLANE DISASTERS that occurred on March 5th:
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March 5, 1963: Aeroflot Rossiya Ilyushin Il-18 Flight 191 crashes while landing at Ashgabat International Airport, killing 12 of 54.
March 5, 1966: British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Flight 911 (call sign "Speedbird 911"), a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board.
Eerie Flight 911 factor: Several booked passengers cancelled their tickets at the last moment to see a ninja demonstration. These passengers, Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, Ken Adam, Lewis Gilbert, and Freddie Young, were in Japan scouting locations for the fifth James Bond film, You Only Live Twice (1967).
March 5, 1967: Lake Central Airlines Flight 527 Convair 580 crashes near Marseilles, Ohio, killing 38.
March 5, 1968: Air France Flight 212, a Boeing 707-328C crashes into La Grande Soufrière, killing all 63 aboard.
March 5, 1973: an Iberia Flight 504 DC-9 flying from Palma de Mallorca to London collided in mid-air with a Spantax Flight 400 Convair 990 flying from Madrid to London. All 68 people on board the DC-9 were killed, including music manager Michael Jeffery...of The Animals and Jimi Hendrix. The CV-990 made a successful emergency landing at Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base.
March 5, 1991: Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108 crashes in Venezuela, killing 45.
March 5, 1993: Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301 crashes at Skopje International Airport in Petrovec, North Macedonia, killing 83, 14 survived.
March 5, 1981: The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research, manufactured in Dundee, Scotland by Timex Corporation. It would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.
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Like the ZX80, it took awhile for the ZX81 to be marketed in the US. The official launch was on October 7, 1981 in Boston, with Sir Clive Sinclair coming over for the announcement. The ZX81 was sold only by mail order. Sinclair struck a deal with American Express, so that their customers were the first to be offered the ZX81. At the time the U.S. office was located at 50 Stanford Street, Boston, MA.
The first mention of the ZX81 was in the October 1981 edition of Popular Science, detailing the computer being on sale in the UK for about $150 and $110 for the 16K memory pack. The next issue of Popular Science had a two page ad for the ZX81. The left page advertized the complete ZX81 for $149.95, the kit version for $99.95, the 16K Memory Module for $99.95, and a set rate of $4.95 for shipping. The shipping address was One Sinclair Plaza, Nashua, NH.
ZXzine Issue 1
Trump fires Kristi Noem and appoints her as Special Envoy for The Shield of Americas.
What the hell is "The Shield of Americas"??
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The “Shield of the Americas” Summit and Donald Trump’s Latin America Strategy - looks like a no nothing job so expect she'll be put out to pasture by summer.
Markwayne Mullin our new DHS Secretary was the senator cowering behind a chair like a scared little girl on J6. Yea, we're in good hands now. Sigh.
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North Korea’s Navy conducted tests last Wednesday on the missile destroyer No. 51 Choe Hyon. Kim Jong Un personally observed the trials, which were aimed at assessing the ship’s operational capabilities ahead of its entry into service. The vessel is the lead ship of the Choe Hyon-class, first unveiled in April 2025. So far, North Korea has built two destroyers of this class: Choe Hyon (No. 51) and Kang Kon (No. 52). A third ship is currently under construction. Under Kim Jong Un’s directive and the new five-year plan, North Korea aims to build 12 large-displacement warships by 2030. Go Rocketman!
The Library of Congress has acquired one of the earliest known drawings of Yosemite Valley and Rare 1855 Lithograph from 1855, by artist Thomas Almond Ayres. Ayres’ sketches were the source for the first published image of Yosemite at a time when drawings shaped how people saw the American West.
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The illegal bio lab discovered in an East Las Vegas garage contained "human biological samples," compounds for influenza vaccines, and materials to create test kits, according to an FBI agent. Some of the 1200 samples collected were too degraded for full analysis. "It was the conclusion of the FBI lab that the community could not be harmed by what was contained in that lab" according to FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Delzotto. Nothing to see here move along. One can find the wildest crazy stuff in Vegas.
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Las Vegas bio lab contained human samples, testing materials, FBI says
March 5, 1953: Eileen Keenan, a waitress at the 1203 Restaurant at 1203 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, DC. celebrates the death of Stalin.
Listen to Ray Anderson's celebratory country song, "Stalin Kicked the Bucket" (1953):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O7doMD89NI
U.S. top 20 for March 5, 1966. Green Berets, boots and Batman.
The Green Berets - song & history
You Only Live Twice ( & 'Boots') - Boots LP Vinyl is $302.00 WTF?
March 5, 1980: Ted Striker, an ex-fighter pilot and traumatized war veteran, saved the lives of everyone on-board Flight 209 after the flight crew became sick with food poisoning.
The date was mentioned in Airplane 2 (1982).
AIRPLANE DISASTERS that occurred on March 5th:
March 5, 1963: Aeroflot Rossiya Ilyushin Il-18 Flight 191 crashes while landing at Ashgabat International Airport, killing 12 of 54.
March 5, 1966: British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Flight 911 (call sign "Speedbird 911"), a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board.
Eerie Flight 911 factor: Several booked passengers cancelled their tickets at the last moment to see a ninja demonstration. These passengers, Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, Ken Adam, Lewis Gilbert, and Freddie Young, were in Japan scouting locations for the fifth James Bond film, You Only Live Twice (1967).
March 5, 1967: Lake Central Airlines Flight 527 Convair 580 crashes near Marseilles, Ohio, killing 38.
March 5, 1968: Air France Flight 212, a Boeing 707-328C crashes into La Grande Soufrière, killing all 63 aboard.
March 5, 1973: an Iberia Flight 504 DC-9 flying from Palma de Mallorca to London collided in mid-air with a Spantax Flight 400 Convair 990 flying from Madrid to London. All 68 people on board the DC-9 were killed, including music manager Michael Jeffery...of The Animals and Jimi Hendrix. The CV-990 made a successful emergency landing at Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base.
March 5, 1991: Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108 crashes in Venezuela, killing 45.
March 5, 1993: Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301 crashes at Skopje International Airport in Petrovec, North Macedonia, killing 83, 14 survived.
March 5, 1981: The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, is launched by Sinclair Research, manufactured in Dundee, Scotland by Timex Corporation. It would go on to sell over 1.5 million units around the world.
Like the ZX80, it took awhile for the ZX81 to be marketed in the US. The official launch was on October 7, 1981 in Boston, with Sir Clive Sinclair coming over for the announcement. The ZX81 was sold only by mail order. Sinclair struck a deal with American Express, so that their customers were the first to be offered the ZX81. At the time the U.S. office was located at 50 Stanford Street, Boston, MA.
The first mention of the ZX81 was in the October 1981 edition of Popular Science, detailing the computer being on sale in the UK for about $150 and $110 for the 16K memory pack. The next issue of Popular Science had a two page ad for the ZX81. The left page advertized the complete ZX81 for $149.95, the kit version for $99.95, the 16K Memory Module for $99.95, and a set rate of $4.95 for shipping. The shipping address was One Sinclair Plaza, Nashua, NH.
ZXzine Issue 1
Trump fires Kristi Noem and appoints her as Special Envoy for The Shield of Americas.
What the hell is "The Shield of Americas"??
The “Shield of the Americas” Summit and Donald Trump’s Latin America Strategy - looks like a no nothing job so expect she'll be put out to pasture by summer.
Markwayne Mullin our new DHS Secretary was the senator cowering behind a chair like a scared little girl on J6. Yea, we're in good hands now. Sigh.
North Korea’s Navy conducted tests last Wednesday on the missile destroyer No. 51 Choe Hyon. Kim Jong Un personally observed the trials, which were aimed at assessing the ship’s operational capabilities ahead of its entry into service. The vessel is the lead ship of the Choe Hyon-class, first unveiled in April 2025. So far, North Korea has built two destroyers of this class: Choe Hyon (No. 51) and Kang Kon (No. 52). A third ship is currently under construction. Under Kim Jong Un’s directive and the new five-year plan, North Korea aims to build 12 large-displacement warships by 2030. Go Rocketman!
The Library of Congress has acquired one of the earliest known drawings of Yosemite Valley and Rare 1855 Lithograph from 1855, by artist Thomas Almond Ayres. Ayres’ sketches were the source for the first published image of Yosemite at a time when drawings shaped how people saw the American West.
The illegal bio lab discovered in an East Las Vegas garage contained "human biological samples," compounds for influenza vaccines, and materials to create test kits, according to an FBI agent. Some of the 1200 samples collected were too degraded for full analysis. "It was the conclusion of the FBI lab that the community could not be harmed by what was contained in that lab" according to FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Delzotto. Nothing to see here move along. One can find the wildest crazy stuff in Vegas.
Las Vegas bio lab contained human samples, testing materials, FBI says
"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." – Thomas Sowell