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||1848: Lewis Howard Latimer born ... inventor. Pic.
||1848: Lewis Howard Latimer born ... inventor. Pic.
File:Culvert Origenes.jpg|link=Culvert Origenes|1881: Writer and philosopher [[Culvert Origenes]] arrives at [[New Minneapolis, Canada|New Minneapolis]], where he will write his well-known essay, ''A Noble Experiment''.


File:Thomas Edison.jpg|link=Thomas Edison (nonfiction)|1882: [[Thomas Edison (nonfiction)|Thomas Edison]] flips the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in history, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. This is considered by many as the day that began the electrical age.
File:Thomas Edison.jpg|link=Thomas Edison (nonfiction)|1882: [[Thomas Edison (nonfiction)|Thomas Edison]] flips the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in history, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. This is considered by many as the day that began the electrical age.
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||1927: John McCarthy born ... computer scientist and academic. Pic.
||1927: John McCarthy born ... computer scientist and academic. Pic.


Greer incident (nonfiction)|link=Greer incident (nonfiction)|1941: [[Greer incident (nonfiction)|Greer incident]].
||Greer incident (nonfiction)|link=Greer incident (nonfiction)|1941: [[Greer incident (nonfiction)|Greer incident]].


||1949: The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York. Pic.
||1949: The Peekskill riots erupt after a Paul Robeson concert in Peekskill, New York. Pic.
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File:Vanitas Still life with Books, a Globe, a Skull, a Violin and a Fan.jpg|link=1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery (nonfiction)|1972: Paintings and jewelry worth millions are [[1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery (nonfiction)|stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]].
File:Vanitas Still life with Books, a Globe, a Skull, a Violin and a Fan.jpg|link=1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery (nonfiction)|1972: Paintings and jewelry worth millions are [[1972 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts robbery (nonfiction)|stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts]].
File:Greedy colorings.svg|link=Greedy coloring (nonfiction)|1973: An experimental graph coloring model accidentally generates a [[Greedy coloring (nonfiction)|Greedy coloring]] computer virus which causes the color [[Green (nonfiction)|green]] to become [[Red (nonfiction)|red]] in the vicinity of every computer terminal around the world. The virus will be eliminated several hours later by [[Algorithmic Paradigm Treaty Organization|APTO]] troubleshooters, restoring [[Green (nonfiction)|green]] to its normal appearance.


||1985: The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.
||1985: The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon.

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  • 1784: Astronomer and cartographer César-François Cassini de Thury dies. In 1744, he began the construction of a great topographical map of France, one of the landmarks in the history of cartography. Completed by his son Jean-Dominique, Cassini IV and published by the Académie des Sciences from 1744 to 1793, its 180 plates are known as the Cassini map.

    1784: Astronomer and cartographer César-François Cassini de Thury dies. In 1744, he began the construction of a great topographical map of France, one of the landmarks in the history of cartography. Completed by his son Jean-Dominique, Cassini IV and published by the Académie des Sciences from 1744 to 1793, its 180 plates are known as the Cassini map.

  • 1882: Thomas Edison flips the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in history, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. This is considered by many as the day that began the electrical age.

    1882: Thomas Edison flips the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in history, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. This is considered by many as the day that began the electrical age.

  • 1887: Math photographer Cantor Parabola and inventor George Eastman discuss advances in film technology.

    1887: Math photographer Cantor Parabola and inventor George Eastman discuss advances in film technology.

  • 1888: George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.

    1888: George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.

  • 1916: Civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists José Echegaray y Eizaguirre dies.

    1916: Civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists José Echegaray y Eizaguirre dies.

  • 1923: Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.

    1923: Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah.

  • 1972: Paintings and jewelry worth millions are stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

    1972: Paintings and jewelry worth millions are stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

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