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Feb. 9, 1969: Behemoth Aloft
Feb 9, 2010 12:00 AM
Feb. 3, 1468: Closing the Book on Gutenberg
Feb 3, 2010 12:00 AM
Jan. 20, 1942: Final Decision Is High-Tech Killing
Jan 20, 2010 12:00 AM
Jan. 15, 1929: Birth of a Moral Compass, Even for Science
Jan 15, 2010 12:00 AM
Jan. 8, 1942: Birthday of a First-Rate Mind, and a Medical Marvel
Jan 8, 2010 12:00 AM
Dec. 31, 1999: Horror or Hype? Y2K Arrives and World Trembles
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Dec. 29, 1766: He Put the Mac in Mackintosh
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Dec. 28, 1879: Tay Bridge Collapses, Alas
Dec 28, 2009 12:00 AM
Dec. 22, 1882: Looking at Christmas in a New Light
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Dec. 21, 1898: The Curies Discover Radium
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Dec. 2, 1982: Barney Clark Takes One for the Team
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Dec. 1, 1942: Mandatory Gas Rationing, Lots of Whining
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Nov. 20, 1984: SETI Seekers Find a Home
Nov 20, 2009 12:00 AM
Nov. 16, 1904: Vacuum Tube Heralds Birth of Modern Electronics
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Nov. 13, 1460: Death Stills Henry the Navigator
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Nov. 6, 1944 & 1971: A Double Nuke Anniversary
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Oct. 26, 1992: Software Glitch Cripples Ambulance Service
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Oct. 16, 2002: Second Great Library Opens in Alexandria
Oct 16, 2009 12:00 AM
Oct. 9, 1855: Music-Making a Steampunk Can Love
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Oct. 6, 1887: An Architect for the Machine Age
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