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  • 1588: Mathematician, theologian, and philosopher Marin Mersenne born. He will be remembered as the "father of acoustics".

    1588: Mathematician, theologian, and philosopher Marin Mersenne born. He will be remembered as the "father of acoustics".

  • 1637: Astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist and Rosicrucian apologist Robert Fludd dies.

    1637: Astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist and Rosicrucian apologist Robert Fludd dies.

  • 1836: Physicist Arthur Williams Wright born. Wright will produce the first X-ray image, experiment with Röntgen rays, and make other contributions to electricity and astronomy.

    1836: Physicist Arthur Williams Wright born. Wright will produce the first X-ray image, experiment with Röntgen rays, and make other contributions to electricity and astronomy.

  • 1959: While vacationing in New Minneapolis, Canada, theoretical physicist Edward Teller visits the Nested Radical coffeehouse, where he engages the owners in a spirited debate on the merits of thermonuclear war.

    1959: While vacationing in New Minneapolis, Canada, theoretical physicist Edward Teller visits the Nested Radical coffeehouse, where he engages the owners in a spirited debate on the merits of thermonuclear war.

  • 1973: Film director and arms dealer Egon Rhodomunde raises money for his next film by selling shares in the pardoning of Richard Nixon.

    1973: Film director and arms dealer Egon Rhodomunde raises money for his next film by selling shares in the pardoning of Richard Nixon.

  • 1974: As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president. US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.

    1974: As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president. US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.

  • 1974: Industrialist, public motivational speaker, and alleged crime boss Baron Zersetzung says he is "confident that President Ford did the right thing by pardoning Nixon."

    1974: Industrialist, public motivational speaker, and alleged crime boss Baron Zersetzung says he is "confident that President Ford did the right thing by pardoning Nixon."

  • 2004: NASA's unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.

    2004: NASA's unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.

  • 2016: Signed first edition of Mad King used in high-energy literature experiments unexpectedly generates a counter-chiral clone of programmer and fabulist Karl Jones.

    2016: Signed first edition of Mad King used in high-energy literature experiments unexpectedly generates a counter-chiral clone of programmer and fabulist Karl Jones.

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