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||1945: First test of the Bachem Ba 349 Natter (English: Colubrid, grass-snake), a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, ends in the death of the test pilot, Lothar Sieber. Pic. | ||1945: First test of the Bachem Ba 349 Natter (English: Colubrid, grass-snake), a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, ends in the death of the test pilot, Lothar Sieber. Pic. | ||
||1946: The Bank of England is nationalized. | ||1946: The Bank of England is nationalized. | ||
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File:Nixon April-29-1974.jpg|link=Watergate scandal (nonfiction)|1974: [[Watergate scandal (nonfiction)|Watergate scandal]]: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. | File:Nixon April-29-1974.jpg|link=Watergate scandal (nonfiction)|1974: [[Watergate scandal (nonfiction)|Watergate scandal]]: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice. | ||
||1978: Kiyoshi Oka dies ... mathematician who did fundamental work in the theory of several complex variables. Pic. | ||1978: Kiyoshi Oka dies ... mathematician who did fundamental work in the theory of several complex variables. Pic. |
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1597: Priest and mathematician Jean-Charles della Faille born. He will publish a method for calculating the center of gravity of the sector of a circle.
1611: Mathematician John Pell born. He will expand the scope of algebra in the theory of equations.
1893: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
1973: The Dark Side of the Moon released. It will go on to become one of the most successful albums ever.
1974: Signed first edition of Humpty Dumpty At Bat sells for five hundred thousand dollars in charity auction to benefit victims of crimes against physical constants.
1974: Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
2017: Steganographic analysis of Taffy Bomb reveals "at least five hundred and twelve kilobytes" of previously unknown Gnomon algorithm functions.