Previously, we posted some highlight photos of SOARA Field Day at Gillian Park in Mission Viejo. Thanks to Tak Asami, W6SI we now have the complete Field Day 2017 picture gallery available for your viewing pleasure. There are over 140 photos in this gallery, so grab a favorite beverage and recapture some of your favorite Field Day ’17 memories. Enjoy!
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
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Historical Events
1924 - 1st crossword puzzle book published by Simon and Schuster
1938 - 42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson in 2:35:34.8; his second victory in the event
1946 - Rome, Auerbach and Horwitt's musical "Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater, NYC; runs for 734 performances
1946 - Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals
1983 - KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)
1984 - Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon (2:22:43)
1842 - Antero Tarquínio de Quental, Portuguese poet (Beatrice), born in Ponta Delgada, Portugal (d. 1891)
1888 - Arnold Lunn, British skier (created the modern Alpine slalom race), born in Madras, India (d. 1974)
1946 - (Alexander) "Skip" Spence, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Moby Grape - "Omaha"), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
1963 - Eric McCormack, Canadian-American actor (Will and Grace), born in Toronto, Ontario
1970 - Rico Brogna, American MLB baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts
1988 - Vanessa Kirby, English actress (Princess Margaret in The Crown), born in London, England
1610 - Robert Parsons, English jesuit (A Letter Disclosure), dies at 63
1845 - Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, Swiss chemist, dies at 77
1882 - Henry Cole, English inventor and civil servant, 1st director of the VandA Museum, promoter of 1851 Great Exhibition, dies at 73
1976 - Mahmoud Younis, Suez Canal nationalization engineer, dies at 65
1985 - Gertrude Caton-Thompson, English archaeologist (Zimbabwe, So Arabia), dies at 97
1990 - Robert D Webb, American director and actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87