Other Worlds, Universe Science Fiction, and Science Stories were three related American magazines edited by Raymond A. Palmer. As both publisher and editor of Other Worlds (1949–1953, 1955–1957), he presented a wide array of science fiction, including "Enchanted Village" by A. E. van Vogt and "Way in the Middle of the Air", later included in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles. Science Stories (1953–1955) was visually attractive but contained no memorable fiction. Universe Science Fiction (also 1953–1955) was more drab but included some well-received stories, such as Theodore Sturgeon's "The World Well Lost", which examined homosexuality, a controversial topic for the time. The second incarnation of Other Worlds ran Marion Zimmer Bradley's first novel, Falcons of Narabedla, but was otherwise less successful. In 1957 Palmer changed the focus of the magazine to UFOs, retitling it Flying Saucers from Other Worlds. No more fiction appeared in it after the September 1957 issue.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1904:

Comparative trials began between HMS Spiteful, the first warship powered solely by fuel oil, and a similar Royal Navy ship burning coal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Spiteful_%281899%29

1936:

Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Fingleton

1988:

A 6.9 Mw earthquake struck the Spitak region of Armenia, killing at least 25,000 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Armenian_earthquake

1993:

A passenger murdered six people and injured nineteen others on the Long Island Rail Road in Garden City, New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Long_Island_Rail_Road_shooting

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

ohana: (chiefly Hawaii) An extended Hawaiian family unit. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ohana

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The world is always full of brilliant youth which fades into grey and embittered middle age: the first flowering takes everything. The great men are those who have developed slowly, or who have been able to survive the glamour of their early florescence and to go on learning from life.   --Willa Cather https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Willa_Cather