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||1912: The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. | ||1912: The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. | ||
||1916: Percival Lowell dies ... American astronomer, mathematician, and author. | ||1916: Percival Lowell dies ... American astronomer, mathematician, and author. Pic. | ||
||1920: Georges Henri Reeb born ... mathematician. He worked in differential topology, differential geometry, differential equations, topological dynamical systems theory and non-standard analysis. Pic. | ||1920: Georges Henri Reeb born ... mathematician. He worked in differential topology, differential geometry, differential equations, topological dynamical systems theory and non-standard analysis. Pic. | ||
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File:Abe Reles.jpg|link=Abe Reles (nonfiction)|1941: New York mobster and hit man turned goverment informant [[Abe Reles (nonfiction)|Abe Reles]] falls to his death while under police custody. Despite knotted sheets and other evidence of an escape attempt, there is widespread belief that Reles was murdered to prevent him from testifying. | File:Abe Reles.jpg|link=Abe Reles (nonfiction)|1941: New York mobster and hit man turned goverment informant [[Abe Reles (nonfiction)|Abe Reles]] falls to his death while under police custody. Despite knotted sheets and other evidence of an escape attempt, there is widespread belief that Reles was murdered to prevent him from testifying. | ||
||1944: Otto Blumenthal dies ... mathematician and academic. Blumenthal made a fundamental, though often overlooked, contribution to aerodynamics by building on Joukowsky's work to extract the complex transformation that carries the latter's name. Pic. | ||1944: Otto Blumenthal dies ... mathematician and academic. Blumenthal made a fundamental, though often overlooked, contribution to aerodynamics by building on Joukowsky's work to extract the complex transformation that carries the latter's name. Pic. | ||
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File:George_David_Birkhoff.jpg|link=George David Birkhoff (nonfiction)|1944: Mathematician [[George David Birkhoff (nonfiction)|George David Birkhoff]] dies. He was one of the most important leaders in American mathematics in his generation. | File:George_David_Birkhoff.jpg|link=George David Birkhoff (nonfiction)|1944: Mathematician [[George David Birkhoff (nonfiction)|George David Birkhoff]] dies. He was one of the most important leaders in American mathematics in his generation. | ||
File: | File:Van meegeren trial.jpg|link=Han van Meegeren (nonfiction)|1947: Painter and forger [[Han van Meegeren (nonfiction)|Han van Meegeren]] is convicted on falsification and fraud charges. | ||
1960: The PM-2A nuclear reactor begins generating electrical power. See '''[[Project Iceworm (nonfiction)|Project Iceworm]]'''. | |||
||1969: William F. Friedman dies ... US Army cryptographer who ran the research division of the Army's Signal Intelligence Service (SIS) in the 1930s, and parts of its follow-on services into the 1950s. Pic. | ||1969: William F. Friedman dies ... US Army cryptographer who ran the research division of the Army's Signal Intelligence Service (SIS) in the 1930s, and parts of its follow-on services into the 1950s. Pic. | ||
1969: Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre. | |||
1970: The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident. | |||
||1971: Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam. | ||1971: Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam. | ||
1980: The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings. | |||
||1981: Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice. | ||1981: Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice. | ||
File:Tim Berners-Lee (2009).jpg|link=Tim Berners-Lee (nonfiction)|1990: Engineer and computer scientist [[Tim Berners-Lee (nonfiction)|Tim Berners-Lee]] publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web. | File:Tim Berners-Lee (2009).jpg|link=Tim Berners-Lee (nonfiction)|1990: Engineer and computer scientist [[Tim Berners-Lee (nonfiction)|Tim Berners-Lee]] publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web. | ||
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||2014: Valery Senderov dies ... Soviet dissident, mathematician, teacher, and advocate of human rights known for his struggle against state-sponsored antisemitism. Pic search good: https://www.google.com/search?q=Valery+Senderov | ||2014: Valery Senderov dies ... Soviet dissident, mathematician, teacher, and advocate of human rights known for his struggle against state-sponsored antisemitism. Pic search good: https://www.google.com/search?q=Valery+Senderov | ||
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1793: Astronomer, mathematician, and political leader Jean Sylvain Bailly is guillotined during the Reign of Terror. He participated in the early stages of the French Revolution, presiding over the Tennis Court Oath, and serving as the mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791.
1941: New York mobster and hit man turned goverment informant Abe Reles falls to his death while under police custody. Despite knotted sheets and other evidence of an escape attempt, there is widespread belief that Reles was murdered to prevent him from testifying.
1944: Mathematician George David Birkhoff dies. He was one of the most important leaders in American mathematics in his generation.
1947: Painter and forger Han van Meegeren is convicted on falsification and fraud charges.
- 1969: Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre.
- 1970: The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident.
- 1980: The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.
1990: Engineer and computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
