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Tony Long

Dec. 21, 1842: Birth of an Anarchist, and Darwin's Critic

Dec. 20, 1996: Science Loses Its Most Visible Public Champion

Dec. 14, 1962: Mariner 2 Reaches Venus, an Interplanetary First

Dec. 13, 1809: First Removal of Ovarian Tumor

Dec. 6, 1850: The Eyes Have It, Thanks to the Ophthalmoscope

Dec. 3, 1984: Bhopal, 'Worst Industrial Accident in History'

Dec. 1, 1952: Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Beauty

Nov. 29, 1972: <cite>Pong</cite>, a Game Any Drunk Can Play

Nov. 24, 1903: Starting Your Car Gets a Bit Easier

Nov. 23, 1889: S.F. Gin Joint Hears World's First Jukebox

Nov. 22, 1963: Zapruder Films JFK Assassination

Nov. 19, 1981: Marcos Regime Puts the Kibosh on Games

Nov. 17, 1749: Father of Modern Canning Born

Nov. 15, 1864: Sherman's March to the Sea Changes Tactical Warfare

Nov. 12, 1935: You Should (Not) Have a Lobotomy

Nov. 11, 1856: Bessemer Becomes the Man of Steel

Nov. 9, 1888: Jack the Ripper Strikes for the Last Time ... Or Does He?

Nov. 8, 1895: Roentgen Stumbles Upon X-Rays

Nov. 3, 1900: The Grandmother of All Auto Shows

Oct. 29, 1942: Alaska Highway Built as Hedge Against Invasion