Shaun
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Dreamer. Wannabe writer. The quiet guy. Lover of beer and wine. World traveler. Hopeful for the future.
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Joined February 2011
39 missions. 365 days in space. 150 million miles flown. đ 15 years ago today, Space Shuttle Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Center, completing its final spaceflight. Discovery is now on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.
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Hereâs what to know about International Womenâs Day â a celebration and a call to action | PBS News
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Officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, International Womenâs Day is commemorated in different ways and to varying degrees in places around the world.
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Nasceva a Bologna nel 1922 Pier Paolo Pasolini, uno dei maggiori intellettuali italiani. Fu un attento osservatore dei cambiamenti della societĂ italiana nel secondo dopoguerra fino alla metĂ degli anni Settanta che traspose nelle sue poesie, sceneggiature, scritture. #5marzo
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27 years ago today the world lost one of the greats! Revisit Stanley Kubrick's story through the acclaimed documentary, commissioned by Warner Bros; âKubrick Remembered.â Hear from Stanleyâs family, friends, and collaborators as they share rare insights into his life, work,
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Theodor Seuss Geisel matriculated at Lincoln College in 1925. He stayed just a year - and became Dr Seuss, author of 60 childrenâs books that have shaped generations. Find out more about Oxford's impact on Dr Suess âŹď¸ #DrSuessDay
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To coincide with Dr Seuss Day, the BBC looks back at how Oxford University helped create the icon.
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So, Donald Trump has dragged us into a pointless and unnecessary war. After promising that he would do no such thing. Didn't we learn our lesson with Iraq?
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In a film career that began in the early 1960s, Robert Duvall was a central figure in the New Hollywood of the 1970s, adding grit and soul to legendary works from directors such as George Lucas, Robert Altman, and, most notably, Francis Ford Coppola. đď¸
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OTD, the DS9 episode "Far Beyond The Stars," in which Sisko has a vision from the Prophets of himself as Benny Russell, a science fiction writer fighting for civil rights in the 1950s, writing about the commander of a space station. Directed by Avery Brooks. #StarTrek
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Martin Scorseseâs masterpiece, TAXI DRIVER was released 50 years ago today.
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đŹJohn Carpenterâs âThe Fogâ premiered in theaters 46 years ago, February 8, 1980
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Happy 94th birthday to John Williams, the sound of cinema itself. Few artists have shaped how movies feel the way he has. đź
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The original poster for Dario Argentoâs Inferno, released on this day in 1980. In this giallo classic, a young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house. This film gets overlooked in comparison to Argentoâs other gialli, any fans here? #80s
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President Trump wants to run our elections? No thanks. Wisconsin has safe and secure elections, and I trust our local clerks, election officials, and poll workers to continue doing this important work.
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Today in 1974, Mariner 10 reached Venus and returned the first close-up photo of the planet. This image was taken using an ultraviolet filter on Mariner 10's imaging system and is color-enhanced to capture Venus's cloudy atmosphere.
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60 years ago today, the world saw the first photos taken from the surface of the Moon! Nine images from Luna 9âthe first spacecraft to survive a lunar landingâwere received in Moscow Feb 4â5, 1966, but also intercepted and released by the Jodrell Bank Observatory in England.
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JUST IN: Punxsutawney Phil's handlers have announced that the weather-predicting groundhog saw his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter. Read more: https://t.co/ul1lfFeWcR
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A Clockwork Orange was released 54 years ago today. Stanley Kubrick pulled it from UK cinemas for decades after copycat crimes were blamed on the film. It wasnât officially re-released in Britain until after his death.
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We look back with sadness on this photo of the crew of STS-107. #OTD in 2003 these seven astronauts tragically lost their lives as Columbia broke apart minutes before it was to land. We pledge to keep their memory alive. #NASARemembers
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