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||1960: Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.
||1960: Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.
File:Baron Zersetzung.jpg|link=Baron Zersetzung|1974: Industrialist, public motivational speaker, and alleged crime boss [[Baron Zersetzung]] says he "is confident that the upcoming [[1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash (nonfiction)|Thule Air Base B-52 crash]] is a sound business investment."


File:Boeing B-52G in flight.jpg|link=1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1968: A B-52 bomber [[1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash (nonfiction)|crashes near Thule Air Base]], contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
File:Boeing B-52G in flight.jpg|link=1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1968: A B-52 bomber [[1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash (nonfiction)|crashes near Thule Air Base]], contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.

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  • 1714: Anatomist and anatomical wax modeler Anna Morandi Manzolini born. Her collection of wax models will be known throughout Europe as Supellex Manzoliniana and be sought after to aid in the study of anatomy.

    1714: Anatomist and anatomical wax modeler Anna Morandi Manzolini born. Her collection of wax models will be known throughout Europe as Supellex Manzoliniana and be sought after to aid in the study of anatomy.

  • 1869: Mystic and faith healer Grigori Rasputin born. A mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Emperor Nicholas II, Rasputin gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia.

    1869: Mystic and faith healer Grigori Rasputin born. A mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Emperor Nicholas II, Rasputin gained considerable influence in late imperial Russia.

  • 1887: "Mrs Mary Steadman Aldis, has appealed to the City Council to stop the performances of Delo, the woman fired from a cannon at City Hall...."

    1887: "Mrs Mary Steadman Aldis, has appealed to the City Council to stop the performances of Delo, the woman fired from a cannon at City Hall...."

  • 1899: Physician, confidence trickster, and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams is born.

    1899: Physician, confidence trickster, and suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams is born.

  • 1901: Electrical engineer Elisha Gray dies. Gray did pioneering work in electrical information technologies, including the telephone.

    1901: Electrical engineer Elisha Gray dies. Gray did pioneering work in electrical information technologies, including the telephone.

  • 1915: Physicist and mathematician André Lichnerowicz born. He will work in differential geometry and mathematical physics.

    1915: Physicist and mathematician André Lichnerowicz born. He will work in differential geometry and mathematical physics.

  • 1959: Project SCORE satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere.

    1959: Project SCORE satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere.

  • 1968: A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.

    1968: A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.

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