2021
NASA probe Lucy launched on mission to fly-by eight Trojan asteroids circling the sun.
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2019
The Netflix movie “Bird Box” and the TV series “Stranger Things” was reported to be Netflix’s most popular for 2019.
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2019
A camera in London Zoo became the first camera to take selfies powered by plants.
Pete the Fern provided the energy utilizing microbial energy production.
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2017
Astronomers witnessed the first neutron star collision.
The collision proved how heavy elements such as gold could be created.
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2016
The 85-year-old athlete Ed Whitlock broke a world record after completing a sub-4-hour marathon.
Whitlock passed the finish line in 3 hours and 56 minutes.
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2001
Capcom released Devil May Cry, a game based loosely on Dante’s Divine Comedy.
When we say loosely, we mean extremely loosely, as other than having demons and a main character called Dante, there’s little else to do with Dante’s epic poem. In fact, Devil May Cry started as a Resident Evil game, an idea that was dropped as the game’s theme was too “cool” and not gritty enough for the horror series.
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1996
A stampede of 47,000 football fans killed 84 people and injured 180 more in Guatemala City.
The disaster happened when the fans went to watch the World Cup and overfilled the stadium passed capacity. People were crushed and suffocated, and physical fights broke out as fans struggled for space leading to panic and stampede.
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1973
Maynard Jackson was elected as the first black Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
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1923
Walt and Roy O. Disney founded the Walt Disney Company.
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1847
The English writer Charlotte Bronte’s novel “Jane Eyre” was published by Smith, Elder & Co.
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1829
The Tremont Hotel in Boston became the first modern hotel in the United States.
One of the heights of luxury was having indoor plumbing.
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1813
The Battle of Leipzig began.
It was the largest European battle before World War I. Also known as The Battle of Nations, it took place in Leipzig, Germany. It was fought between Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and Russia, who won against the French Empire and Polish, Italian and German troops.
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1793
Queen Marie Antoinette was executed during the French Revolution.
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690 AD
Empress Wu Zetian proclaimed herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
Her reign began on October 17, when she took to the throne of the Tang dynasty. Thus, Empress Wu Zetian was the first and only female ruler of the Chinese Empire.
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