Infinity Science Fiction was an American science fiction magazine,
edited by Larry T. Shaw and published by Royal Publications. The first
issue (cover pictured) was on newsstands in September 1955, with a
November cover date. Among the short stories in the first issue was
Arthur C. Clarke's "The Star", about a planet destroyed by a supernova
seen from Earth as the Star of Bethlehem; it won the 1956 Hugo Award for
Best Short Story. Harlan Ellison's "Glowworm" appeared in the second
issue. Shaw obtained stories from some of the leading writers of the
day, including Brian Aldiss, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Sheckley, but the
material was of variable quality. In 1958 the owner of Royal
Publications, Irwin Stein, decided to shut down Infinity; the last issue
was dated November 1958. The title was revived a decade later by
Stein's publishing house, Lancer Books, as a paperback anthology series.
Five volumes were published between 1970 and 1973, edited by Robert
Hoskins.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_Science_Fiction>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1630:
Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony founded the city of
Boston.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston>
1970:
The Jordanian army entered Amman as part of operations to oust
Palestinian fedayeen from the country in what became known as Black
September (smoke over Amman pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_September>
1980:
Solidarity, a Polish trade union, was founded as the first
independent labor union in an Eastern Bloc country.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Solidarity>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
hokum:
1. (countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) meaningless
nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
2. (countable, uncountable, informal) (An instance of) excessively
contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television
programme, theater production, etc.
3. (countable, informal) A film, television programme, theater
production, etc., containing excessively contrived, hackneyed, or
sentimental material.
4. (uncountable, music) A genre of blues song or music, often
characterized by sexual innuendos or satire.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hokum>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I'm so crazy I plan to vote for Eisenhower again this November.
--Ken Kesey
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ken_Kesey>