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1906: Inventor Philo Farnsworth born. He will make many crucial contributions to the early development of all-electronic television.
1917: Mathematician and philosopher Georg Cantor publishes new theory of sets derived from Gnomon algorithm functions. Colleagues hail it as "a magisterial contribution to science and art of detecting and preventing crimes against mathematical constants."
1927: Cognitive scientist and artificial intelligence researcher Marvin Minsky born.
1928: Mathematician, physicist, and crime-fighter Vito Volterra uses principles of functional analysis to locate and apprehend math criminals.
1932: Mathematician John Charles Fields dies. He founded the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics.
1973: Film director and arms dealer Egon Rhodomunde raises money for his next film by selling shares in the President Nixon's resignation.
1974: As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
1974: Industrialist, public motivational speaker, and alleged crime boss Baron Zersetzung says he "advised President Nixon to resign with dignity, and take revenge later."

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 File:Marvin Minsky.jpg|link=Marvin Minsky (nonfiction)|1927: Cognitive scientist and artificial intelligence researcher [[Marvin Minsky (nonfiction)|Marvin Minsky]] born.
-File:Vito Volterra.jpg|link=Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|1928: Mathematician, physicist, and crime-fighter [[Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|Vito Volterra]] uses principles of functional analysis to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
+File:Vito Volterra.jpg|link=Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|1928: Mathematician, physicist, and crime-fighter [[Vito Volterra (nonfiction)|Vito Volterra]] uses principles of functional analysis to locate and apprehend [[math criminals]].
 File:John Charles Fields.jpg|link=John Charles Fields (nonfiction)|1932: Mathematician [[John Charles Fields (nonfiction)|John Charles Fields]] dies.  He founded the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics.