Satellite Science Fiction was an American science fiction magazine,
published from October 1956 to April 1959 by Leo Margulies' Renown
Publications. It was edited initially by Sam Merwin, then Margulies, and
finally Frank Belknap Long. In addition to a handful of short stories,
initially each issue ran a full-length novel, including the original
version of Philip K. Dick's first novel The Cosmic Puppets, and well-
received work by Algis Budrys and Jack Vance, though the quality was not
always high. Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and L. Sprague de Camp
were among the short story contributors. Sam Moskowitz wrote a series
of articles on the early history of science fiction for Satellite; these
were later to be revised as part of his book Explorers of the Infinite.
In 1958 Margulies tracked down the first magazine publication of H.G.
Wells' The Time Machine from 1894–1895, and reprinted a short excerpt
from it that had been omitted by every subsequent printing.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_Science_Fiction>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1888:
The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, considered one of the world's
finest concert halls, was inaugurated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concertgebouw>
1921:
Emir Abdullah established the first centralised government in
the recently created British protectorate of Transjordan.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Transjordan>
1963:
Pope John XXIII issued Pacem in terris ("Peace on Earth"), the
first papal encyclical addressed to "all men of good will", rather than
only to Catholics.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacem_in_terris>
2001:
In a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, Australia defeated
defeated American Samoa by a score of 31–0, the largest ever in an
international football match.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_31%E2%80%930_American_Samoa>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
flabbergast:
(transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or
stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flabbergast>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Black holes ain't as black as they are painted. They are not the
eternal prisons they were once thought. Things can get out of a black
hole, both to the outside, and possibly to another universe. So if you
feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out.
--Stephen Hawking
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking>
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