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|link=Carl David Anderson (nonfiction)|1932: The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by [[Carl David Anderson (nonfiction)|Carl D. Anderson]].
|link=Carl David Anderson (nonfiction)|1932: The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by [[Carl David Anderson (nonfiction)|Carl D. Anderson]].


File:Atomic bombing of Japan.jpg|link=Manhattan Project (nonfiction)|1939: Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the [[Manhattan Project (nonfiction)|Manhattan Project]] to develop a nuclear weapon.
|link=|1939: Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the [[Manhattan Project (nonfiction)|Manhattan Project]] to develop a nuclear weapon.


File:Albert Einstein 1921.jpg|link=Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|1939: [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] writes President F. D. Roosevelt that "some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard . . . leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable--though much less certain--that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may be constructed." Roosevelt quickly starts the Manhattan Project.  
File:Atomic bombing of Japan.jpg|link=Manhattan Project (nonfiction)|1939: [[Albert Einstein (nonfiction)|Albert Einstein]] writes President F. D. Roosevelt that "some recent work by [[Enrico Fermi (nonfiction)|E. Fermi]] and [[Leo Szilard (nonfiction)|L. Szilard]] ... leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable--though much less certain--that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may be constructed." Roosevelt quickly starts the [[Manhattan Project (nonfiction)|Manhattan Project]].  


||1964: Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin incident: North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fire on the U.S. destroyer USS Maddox.
||1964: Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin incident: North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fire on the U.S. destroyer USS Maddox.

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  • 1820: Physicist John Tyndall born. He will study diamagnetism, and make discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air.

    1820: Physicist John Tyndall born. He will study diamagnetism, and make discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air.

  • 1835: Electrical engineer Elisha Gray born. He will do pioneering work in electrical information technologies, including the telephone.

    1835: Electrical engineer Elisha Gray born. He will do pioneering work in electrical information technologies, including the telephone.

  • 1917: Mathematician and crime-fighter Ferdinand Georg Frobenius publishes theory of elliptic functions with applications in detecting and preventing crimes against mathematical constants.

    1917: Mathematician and crime-fighter Ferdinand Georg Frobenius publishes theory of elliptic functions with applications in detecting and preventing crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1887: Mathematician and statistician Oskar Anderson born. He will make important contributions to mathematical statistics and econometrics.

    1887: Mathematician and statistician Oskar Anderson born. He will make important contributions to mathematical statistics and econometrics.

  • 1905: Mathematician Emmy Noether uses Gnomon algorithm to communicate with Edward Lorenz.

    1905: Mathematician Emmy Noether uses Gnomon algorithm to communicate with Edward Lorenz.

  • 1922: Engineer, inventor, and academic Alexander Graham Bell dies. He patented the telephone in 1876.

    1922: Engineer, inventor, and academic Alexander Graham Bell dies. He patented the telephone in 1876.

  • 1939: Albert Einstein writes President F. D. Roosevelt that "some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard ... leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable--though much less certain--that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may be constructed." Roosevelt quickly starts the Manhattan Project.

    1939: Albert Einstein writes President F. D. Roosevelt that "some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard ... leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable--though much less certain--that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may be constructed." Roosevelt quickly starts the Manhattan Project.

  • 2017: Red Eyes Fighting "is a reasonably accurate depiction of events as I experienced them," says philosopher and martial artist Red Eyes.

    2017: Red Eyes Fighting "is a reasonably accurate depiction of events as I experienced them," says philosopher and martial artist Red Eyes.

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