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  1. Today in 1954: Elizabeth Hodges is 1st person injured by a meteorite that fell through roof of her home in Sylacauga AL http://bit.ly/5gpZym
  2. Today in 1945: Sikorsky XR-5 civilian variant (S-51) helicopter rescues 2 seaman off coast near Bridgeport, CT http://bit.ly/6AC9Ea
  3. Today in 1929: Richard E. Byrd & his team are first to reach the south pole by air in a Ford 4-AT-B Tri-Motor. http://bit.ly/8JHONa
  4. Book signings today at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: "Rocketbelt Pilot's Manual", "Hell Hawks", "Air Force One". http://bit.ly/7HSMW2
  5. Today in 1953: Douglas DC-7 begins flying passengers on American Airlines New York to Los Angeles route. http://bit.ly/6EljhD
  6. Last showing of "Where the Wild Things Are" at Udvar-Hazy Ctr Airbus IMAX Theater tonight 5:30pm. Schedule changes Mon! http://bit.ly/4lDzT5
  7. Today in 1964: Mariner 4 launches. July 1965, made 1st successful flyby of Mars & returned 1st pictures of surface. http://bit.ly/7HrAyY
  8. Today in 1896: Langley Aerodrome Number 6 makes 1st flight, covering distance of approximately 1,460 m (4,790 ft). http://bit.ly/8EAAJX
  9. Today in 1927: Pitcairn PA-5 Mailwing makes its first flight for Texas Air Transport on Contract Air Mail Route 21. http://bit.ly/8YqFnc
  10. Today in 1853: Bolognese aeronaut Luigi Piana dies on his 5th balloon ascent. Portrait, lithograph on paper: http://bit.ly/8o9S8J
  11. National Mall Bldg open late today, tomorrow & Dec 26-Jan 2. Visit us 10:00am -6:30pm. Udvar-Hazy Ctr hours unchanged. http://bit.ly/YI2ho
  12. Looking for that perfect gift for the aviation or space enthusaist? Here are a few ideas: http://bit.ly/4vlfV3
  13. Today in 1971: Soviet "Mars 2" spacecraft, intended to be soft-lander, crashes on Mars when descent system fails. http://bit.ly/1SFdE3
  14. Today in 1963: Interplanetary Monitoring Platform A (IMP-A) satellite launch-study cosmic rays, solar wind & mag fields http://bit.ly/91Ljfc
  15. Today in 1944: Bill Daniels rescues shipmates on U.S.S. Intrepid after 2 Japanese kamikaze attacks. Awarded bronze star http://bit.ly/7MN4P2
  16. NASA's Aqua satellite sees Typhoon Nida in Western Pacific develop into category 5 Super Typhoon - http://tr.im/FMDz (via @NASA)
  17. Today in 1956: USAF Sgt Richard Patton makes 1st successful parachute jump in Antarctica from a C-124 Globemaster at 1,500 ft.
  18. Hear about new "Moving Beyond Earth" exhibit from 1 of its curators at Ask an Expert lecture Noon today, National Mall. http://bit.ly/4sDkTJ
  19. On blog: "Ultralights Are for the Birds". Wildlife conservationists use ultralights to help endangered whooping cranes. http://bit.ly/7qr01z
  20. Today in 1955: prototype Fokker F-27 Friendship medium-range twin-turboprop transport flies for the 1st time. http://bit.ly/50IywC