Everyone is welcome to participate in SOARA Saturday this Saturday, May 24 at 9am to 2pm at Gilleran Park in Mission Viejo.
The Murray Center will be hosting an event for KSBR and will not be available.
Upcoming Activities
- SOARA Elmer Saturday - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, April 20, 2024
- SOARA Board Meeting - 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, April 22, 2024
- SOARA Auction - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, May 4, 2024
- SOARA 50th Anniversary Special Event - 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, May 18, 2024 – May 19, 2024
- Ham Radio License Exams - 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, May 20, 2024
- Membership Meeting - 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, May 20, 2024
ARRL Audio News
Today in History
Historical Events
1818 - Napoleon Bonaparte bids emotional farewell to his old guard at Palace of Fontainebleau
1914 - US President W Wilson, having dispatched more naval ships to Mexico, asks a joint session of Congress to approve armed force if necessary; Congress approves
1947 - Frederik IX becomes King of Denmark
1962 - NASA civilian pilot Neil Armstrong takes X-15 to 63,250 m
1963 - -30] All Africa Conferences of Churches opens in Kampala Uganda
1975 - 29th Tony Awards: "Equus" (play) and "The Wiz" (musical) win
1904 - Bruce Cabot, American actor (Diamonds are Forever, King Kong), born in Carlsbad, New Mexico (d. 1972)
1919 - Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (The Last Enemy), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1943)
1924 - Leslie Phillips, British stage and screen, screen, and radio actor (Carry On; Harry Potter films), born in Tottenham, England (d. 2022)
1936 - Pauli Ellefsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1981-85), born in Miðvágur, Vágar, Faroe Islands (d. 2012)
1943 - Edie Sedgwick, American actress (Ciao Manhattan) and socialite, born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 1971)
1971 - Terry Smith, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts), born in Clemson, South Carolina
1912 - Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager and author (Dracula), dies at 64
1935 - Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer, dies at 71
1951 - Ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)
1968 - Mabel Stark, American tiger trainer "crazy Mabel", found dead after her suicide at 79
1998 - Trevor Huddleston, English Anglican bishop in South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (wrote Naught for Your Comfort), dies at 84
2015 - Bob St. Clair, American NFL football player, 1953-63 (San Francisco 49ers), known as "The Geek", dies at 84