Template:Selected anniversaries/July 8
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1695: Mathematician, astronomer, and physicist Christiaan Huygens dies. He was a leading scientist of his time.
1759: Mathematician, physicist, and astronomer John Winthrop publishes an analysis of Gnomon algorithm techniques which will inspire future generations of mathematicians to construct the ENIAC ("Empty Noise Into Alien Communication") project.
1947: The Roswell UFO incident, the (supposed) crash of an alien spaceship near Roswell in New Mexico.
1948: Janet Beta at ENIAC "raises more questions that it answers," says chairman of the House Un-American Activities Committee.