October 23~ On this day in 1956, the first ever video recording on magnetic tape was televised coast-to-coast. Learn more about magnetic recorders and recording @ your library. ~ In 1958 an underground earthquake trapped 174 miners in the No. 2 colliery at Springhill , Nova Scotia, at the time, the deepest coal mine in North America. Rescue workers were able to save 100 lives. Dig into coal mines and mining @ your library.
the newsletter for the library at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology