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File:Charles Hermite circa 1901.jpg|link=Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|1856: Mathematician [[Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|Charles Hermite]] is elected to fill the vacancy created by the death of Jacques Binet in the Académie des Sciences. | File:Charles Hermite circa 1901.jpg|link=Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|1856: Mathematician [[Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|Charles Hermite]] is elected to fill the vacancy created by the death of Jacques Binet in the Académie des Sciences. | ||
File:Baron Zersetzung.jpg|link=Baron Zersetzung|1962: Soldier of fortune and alleged crime boss [[Baron Zersetzung]] steals the [[Small Boy (nuclear test) (nonfiction)|Small Boy, a tactical nuclear weapon]]. | ||1911 – Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, lands his airplane at the South Lawn of the White House. He is later awarded a Gold medal from U.S. President William Howard Taft for this feat. | ||
||1933 – Gleichschaltung: In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party. | |||
||1933 – The Nazi eugenics begins with the proclamation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring that calls for the compulsory sterilization of any citizen who suffers from alleged genetic disorders. | |||
File:Baron Zersetzung.jpg|link=Baron Zersetzung|1962: Soldier of fortune and alleged crime boss [[Baron Zersetzung]] steals the [[Small Boy (nuclear test) (nonfiction)|Small Boy, a tactical nuclear weapon]]. The theft will soon be retroactively prevented by the [[The Custodian]]. | |||
File:Small Boy nuclear test 1962.jpg|link=Small Boy (nuclear test) (nonfiction)|1962: United States Army tests [[Small Boy (nuclear test) (nonfiction)|Small Boy, a tactical nuclear weapon]], at the Nevada Test Site. Yield was 1.65 kt. | File:Small Boy nuclear test 1962.jpg|link=Small Boy (nuclear test) (nonfiction)|1962: United States Army tests [[Small Boy (nuclear test) (nonfiction)|Small Boy, a tactical nuclear weapon]], at the Nevada Test Site. Yield was 1.65 kt. | ||
File:The Custodian.jpg|link=The Custodian|1962: [[The Custodian]] prevents attempt by [[Baron Zersetzung]] to steal the [[Small Boy (nuclear test) (nonfiction)|Small Boy tactical nuclear weapon]]. | File:The Custodian.jpg|link=The Custodian|1962: [[The Custodian]] prevents attempt by [[Baron Zersetzung]] to steal the [[Small Boy (nuclear test) (nonfiction)|Small Boy tactical nuclear weapon]]. | ||
File:Mars 23 aug 2003 hubble.jpg|link=|1965: The Mariner 4 flyby of [[Mars (nonfiction)|Mars]] takes the first close-up photos of another planet. | |||
File:Geometrical frustration icosahedron.jpg|link=Geometrical frustration (nonfiction)|2017: Research into military applications of [[Geometrical frustration (nonfiction)|Geometrical frustration]] accidentally releases wave of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | |||
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Revision as of 19:24, 13 July 2017
1856: Mathematician Charles Hermite is elected to fill the vacancy created by the death of Jacques Binet in the Académie des Sciences.
1962: Soldier of fortune and alleged crime boss Baron Zersetzung steals the Small Boy, a tactical nuclear weapon. The theft will soon be retroactively prevented by the The Custodian.
1962: United States Army tests Small Boy, a tactical nuclear weapon, at the Nevada Test Site. Yield was 1.65 kt.
1962: The Custodian prevents attempt by Baron Zersetzung to steal the Small Boy tactical nuclear weapon.
1965: The Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet.
2017: Research into military applications of Geometrical frustration accidentally releases wave of crimes against mathematical constants.