ON THIS DAY (PXL)

GRANT BRICKMAN: Our tear-off calendar turns to October 29: an asteroid visit, a shuttle launch and a very sharp picture.

AMBROSE: Good morning. The calendar sheet for October 29. Please mind the card index. It is alphabetical, and so am I. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Thirty-five years ago, and Gaspra still hasn't sent a postcard. Rude, for the first visitor. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: Twenty-eight years ago. Some people get a gold watch. Others get a shuttle seat. I would also take the watch. ▶

AMBROSE: Same year, same day. ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission. ▶

GRETA FOOTNOTE: So the first high-definition picture was a rocket. Everything since has been people filming their breakfast. ▶

AMBROSE: The sheet is torn off and filed. Please do not look for it under H. ▶