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File:Electrocuting_an_Elephant.png|link=Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|1903: The short film ''[[Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|Electrocuting an Elephant]]'' is released.  It documents the killing of an elephant named Topsy.
File:Electrocuting_an_Elephant.png|link=Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|1903: The short film ''[[Electrocuting an Elephant (nonfiction)|Electrocuting an Elephant]]'' is released.  It documents the killing of an elephant named Topsy.
File:Scrimshaw binge residue.jpg|link=Scrimshaw abuse|1928: [[Scrimshaw abuse]] study finds therapeutic potential of [[Brownian ratchet (nonfiction)|Brownian ratchet]].
File:Scrimshaw binge residue.jpg|link=Scrimshaw abuse|1928: [[Scrimshaw abuse]] study finds therapeutic potential of [[Brownian ratchet (nonfiction)|Brownian ratchet]].
File:Anita Borg.jpg|link=Anita Borg (nonfiction)|1949: Computer scientist [[Anita Borg (nonfiction)|Anita Borg]] born.  She will found the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.
File:Mk15 nuclear bomb.jpg|link=1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision (nonfiction)|1958: Mathematical models indicate that an [[1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision (nonfiction)|American hydrogen bomb will be lost within the next thirty days]].
File:Eisenhower in the Oval Office February 1956.jpg|link=Military-industrial complex (nonfiction)|1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "[[Military-industrial complex (nonfiction)|military–industrial complex]]."
File:Eisenhower in the Oval Office February 1956.jpg|link=Military-industrial complex (nonfiction)|1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "[[Military-industrial complex (nonfiction)|military–industrial complex]]."
File:Palomares H-Bomb Incident.jpg|link=1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1966: [[1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|Palomares incident]]: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.
File:Palomares H-Bomb Incident.jpg|link=1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|1966: [[1966 Palomares B-52 crash (nonfiction)|Palomares incident]]: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.

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  • 1551: Writer, humanist, and historian Pedro Mexía dies. He wrote Silva de varia lección ("A Miscellany of Several Lessons"), which became an early best seller across Europe.

    1551: Writer, humanist, and historian Pedro Mexía dies. He wrote Silva de varia lección ("A Miscellany of Several Lessons"), which became an early best seller across Europe.

  • 1552: Mathematician and criminal Anarchimedes uses Gnomon algorithm functions to commit crimes against mathematical constants.

    1552: Mathematician and criminal Anarchimedes uses Gnomon algorithm functions to commit crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1574: Astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist and Rosicrucian apologist Robert Fludd born.

    1574: Astrologer, mathematician, cosmologist, Qabalist and Rosicrucian apologist Robert Fludd born.

  • 1812: Polymath Charles Babbage uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to visualize the concept of a digital programmable computer.

    1812: Polymath Charles Babbage uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to visualize the concept of a digital programmable computer.

  • 1822: Statistician, progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician Francis Galton dies.

    1822: Statistician, progressive, polymath, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, and psychometrician Francis Galton dies.

  • 1903: The short film Electrocuting an Elephant is released. It documents the killing of an elephant named Topsy.

    1903: The short film Electrocuting an Elephant is released. It documents the killing of an elephant named Topsy.

  • 1928: Scrimshaw abuse study finds therapeutic potential of Brownian ratchet.

    1928: Scrimshaw abuse study finds therapeutic potential of Brownian ratchet.

  • 1949: Computer scientist Anita Borg born. She will found the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.

    1949: Computer scientist Anita Borg born. She will found the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.

  • 1958: Mathematical models indicate that an American hydrogen bomb will be lost within the next thirty days.

    1958: Mathematical models indicate that an American hydrogen bomb will be lost within the next thirty days.

  • 1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex."

    1961: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex."

  • 1966: Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.

    1966: Palomares incident: A B-52 bomber collides with a KC-135 Stratotanker over Spain, killing seven airmen, and dropping three 70-kiloton nuclear bombs near the town of Palomares and another one into the sea.

  • 1969: Saccharomyces cerevisiae spontaneously generates new type of Brownian ratchet.

    1969: Saccharomyces cerevisiae spontaneously generates new type of Brownian ratchet.

  • 1997: Astronomer and academic Clyde Tombaugh dies. He discovered Pluto, as well as many asteroids.

    1997: Astronomer and academic Clyde Tombaugh dies. He discovered Pluto, as well as many asteroids.

  • 2020: Jekyll, the "perfume for sociopaths", announces record profits.

    2020: Jekyll, the "perfume for sociopaths", announces record profits.

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