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1866: Chemist Moses Gomberg born. He will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry.
1867: Didacus automaton develops self-awareness, invents new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
1879: Engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
1933: Carnivorous dirigibles found responsible for recent wave cattle mutilation.
2012: The Eel receives news from informants.

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-File:Didacus automaton profile.jpg|link=Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|1562: [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] develops self-awareness, invents new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]].
+File:Moses Gomberg.jpg|link=Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|1866: Chemist [[Moses Gomberg (nonfiction)|Moses Gomberg]] born. He  will identify the triphenylmethyl radical, the first persistent radical to be discovered, and will thus be known as the founder of radical chemistry.
+File:Didacus automaton profile.jpg|link=Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|1867: [[Didacus automaton (nonfiction)|Didacus automaton]] develops self-awareness, invents new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]].
 File:Sir Sandford Fleming.jpg|link=Sandford Fleming (nonfiction)|1879: Engineer and inventor [[Sandford Fleming (nonfiction)|Sandford Fleming]] first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
 File:Carnivorous_airships_circa_1930-31.jpg|link=Carnivorous dirigible|1933: [[Carnivorous dirigible|Carnivorous dirigibles]] found responsible for recent wave cattle mutilation.
 File:The Eel receives news from informants.jpg|link=The Eel's henchmen|2012: The Eel receives [[The Eel's henchmen|news from informants]].
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