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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: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 of cattle mutilations.
File:Carnivorous_airships_circa_1930-31.jpg|link=Carnivorous dirigible|1933: [[Carnivorous dirigible|Carnivorous dirigibles]] found responsible for recent wave of cattle mutilations.
File:John von Neumann.gif|link=John von Neumann (nonfiction)|1957: Mathematician, physicist. and computer scientist [[John von Neumann (nonfiction)|John von Neumann]] dies. He was a key figure in the development of the digital computer, and developed mathematical models of both nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.
File:The Eel receives news from informants.jpg|link=The Eel's henchmen|2012: The Eel receives [[The Eel's henchmen|news from informants]].
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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  • 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.

    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.

    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.

    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 of cattle mutilations.

    1933: Carnivorous dirigibles found responsible for recent wave of cattle mutilations.

  • 1957: Mathematician, physicist. and computer scientist John von Neumann dies. He was a key figure in the development of the digital computer, and developed mathematical models of both nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.

    1957: Mathematician, physicist. and computer scientist John von Neumann dies. He was a key figure in the development of the digital computer, and developed mathematical models of both nuclear and thermonuclear weapons.

  • 2012: The Eel receives news from informants.

    2012: The Eel receives news from informants.

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