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Tony Long

April 9, 1865: War Ends, But the Horror's Just Beginning

April 7, 1933: Gimme a Tall, Cold One

April 6, 1938: Teflon, an Invention That Sticks

March 27, 1977: The Worst Air Disaster Ever

March 26, 1850: Birth of a Socialist Sci-Fi Writer

March 24, 1989: Valdez Spill Causes Environmental Catastrophe

March 19, 1981: Shuttle Columbia's First Fatalities

March 13, 1964: No One Helps as Kitty Is Slain

March 11, 1986: NFL Adopts Instant Replay

March 9, 1945: Burning the Heart Out of the Enemy

March 6, 1899: Tales of Hoffmann's Aspirin

March 4, 1962: Nuclear Age Comes to Antarctica

Feb. 27, 1932: Neutron Discovered; A-Bomb on the Way

Feb. 24, 1949: Piercing the Edge of the Final Frontier

Burden of Proof: Spurned Scientists Vindicated

Feb. 23, 1942: Invasion! They're Coming!

Feb. 20, 1792: U.S. Goes Postal, but It's All Good

Feb. 19, 2002: Odyssey Turns Its Cameras on Mars

Feb. 13, 2004: Lucy in the Sky, With Diamonds

Feb. 6, 1959: Titan Launches; Cold War Heats Up