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Tony Long

Oct. 26, 1948: Death Cloud Envelops Pennsylvania Mill Town

Oct. 20, 1984: An Aquarium for the Ages Opens

Oct. 19, 1943: A Wonderful Discovery, and a Helluva Row

Oct. 15, 1900: Boston Embraces the Sound of Music

Oct. 11, 1995: 'We're Trashing the Ozone Layer'

Sept. 28, 1865: England Gets Its First Woman Physician, the Hard Way

Aug. 20, 1960: Back From Space, With Tails Wagging

Aug. 10, 1519: Magellan Sets Sail Into History

Aug. 6, 1945: 'I Am Become Death, Destroyer of Worlds'

July 29, 1958: Ike Inks Space Law, NASA Born in Wake of Russ Moon

July 27, 1866: Trans-Atlantic Cable Connects Old World to New

July 13, 1977: Massive Blackout Plunges New York Into Rioting

July 12, 1960: Etch a Sketch? Let Us Draw You a Picture

June 30, 1908: A Very Close Encounter of the Second Kind

April 16, 1943: Setting the Stage for World's First Acid Trip

March 26, 1999: 'Melissa' Wreaks Havoc on Net

March 10, 2000: Pop Goes the Nasdaq!

March 5, 1904: Tesla's Having a Ball

March 3, 2005: Fossett Circuits Globe Alone, All in One Go

Feb. 19, 1473: Copernicus Born