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File:Electrocuting_an_Elephant.png|link=Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|1903: The short film ''[[Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|Electrocuting an Elephant]]'' is released. It documents the deliberate execution of an elephant named Topsy.
File:Adam Ries.png|link=Adam Ries (nonfiction)|1492: Mathematician '''[[Adam Ries (nonfiction)|Adam Ries]]''' born (uncertain). He will write textbooks for practical mathematics, promoting the advantages of Arabic/Indian numerals over Roman numerals.


File:Eisenhower in the Oval Office February 1956.jpg|link=Military-industrial complex (nonfiction)|1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "[[Military-industrial complex (nonfiction)|military–industrial complex]]."
File:Electrocuting_an_Elephant.png|link=Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|1903: The short film '''''[[Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|Electrocuting an Elephant]]''''' is released.  It documents the deliberate execution of an elephant named Topsy.


File:Palomares H-Bomb Incident.jpg|link=1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1966: [[1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|Palomares incident]]: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
File:Eisenhower in the Oval Office February 1956.jpg|link=Military-industrial complex (nonfiction)|1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "'''[[Military-industrial complex (nonfiction)|military–industrial complex]]'''."
 
File:Palomares H-Bomb Incident.jpg|link=1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1966: '''[[1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|Palomares incident]]''': A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.


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  • 1492: Mathematician Adam Ries born (uncertain). He will write textbooks for practical mathematics, promoting the advantages of Arabic/Indian numerals over Roman numerals.

    1492: Mathematician Adam Ries born (uncertain). He will write textbooks for practical mathematics, promoting the advantages of Arabic/Indian numerals over Roman numerals.

  • 1903: The short film Electrocuting an Elephant is released. It documents the deliberate execution of an elephant named Topsy.

    1903: The short film Electrocuting an Elephant is released. It documents the deliberate execution of an elephant named Topsy.

  • 1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex."

    1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex."

  • 1966: Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.

    1966: Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.

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