2022
Researchers in South Korea developed a tattoo that monitors a person’s health.
The non-invasive “tattoo” applied on the skin is integrated with a wireless chip that will then be connected to an electrocardiogram (ECG) device or other biosensors. The goal was to alert the patient of any potential health issues.
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2018
Musical.ly and TikTok merged, combining the users of both apps to form one community.
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1990
Iraq invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait.
On this day, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein sent his troops to invade Kuwait. This historical invasion was the catalyst for the eventual war between Iraq and the West. The emirate was taken in one day.
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1990
Iraq invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait.
On this day, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein sent his troops to invade Kuwait. This historical invasion was the catalyst for the eventual war between Iraq and the West. The emirate was taken in one day.
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1980
A bomb exploded at the railway station in Bologna, Italy.
The improvised explosive device (IED) was made with 20 kilograms of a TNT mixture, and was detonated inside Bologna’s main railway station, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
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1955
The Space Race began between the two Cold War rivals, the USA and the USSR.
Four days previously, the United States declared that it would send artificial satellites into Earth’s orbit. This prompted the USSR to announce that it would do the same, and the race began. The space race ended just shy of twenty years later when the Soviet Union collapsed. The newly-formed Russian Federation agreed to peacefully work on future space ventures with the United States and its allies.
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1934
Adolf Hitler became Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
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1873
Andrew Hallidie introduced the cable car to San Francisco after witnessing a horse and carriage accident.
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1870
The Tower Subway in London became the first underground tube railway to open.
The tracks run under the River Thames, linking Tower Hill and Tooley Street.
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1858
Letter collections started being collected from mailboxes in Boston, US.
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1858
Britain took power over the Indian government.
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1791
Samuel Briggs and his son patented his nail-making machine.
They were the first father-son pair to receive an American patent.
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1776
The finalized copy of the United States Declaration of Independence was signed by congress.
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1695
English clockmaker Daniel Quare gained the patents for a portable barometer to measure air pressure.
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1610
English sea explorer Henry Hudson reached the Hudson Bay, which was named after him.
On this day, Hudson thought he had found a passage through the continent that would lead them to Asia.
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1100
The King of England, William II, was killed by an arrow while hunting in New Forest Hampshire, England.
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