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Tony Long

Nov. 1, 1859: A Welcome Sight for Those in Peril Upon the Sea

Oct. 25, 1671: Cassini Spots a Two-Toned Saturnian Moon

Oct. 24, 1960: Soviet Rocket Explodes, Killing Top Engineers, Technicians

Oct. 18, 1945: Red Spy Steals U.S. Atom Bomb Secrets

Oct. 17, 1973: Angry Arabs Turn Off Oil Spigot

Oct. 13, 1972: Survival Instincts Put to the Test

Oct. 12, 1928: Iron Lung, Savior to a Generation

Oct. 10, 1861: The Journey Begins for Nansen

Oct. 7, 1959: Luna 3's Images From the Dark Side

Oct. 5, 1986: Israel's Secret Nuke Arsenal Exposed

Oct. 4, 1957: Soviets Put Man-Made Moon in Orbit!

Oct. 3, 1947: Birth of Palomar's 'Giant Eye'

Sept. 27, 1941: First Liberty Ship Launched, More to Follow

Sept. 26, 1960: JFK, Nixon Open the Era of TV Debates

Sept. 23, 1846: Neptune Right Where They Said It Would Be

Sept. 21, 1937: The Hobbit Opens Up a Brave New World

Sept. 20, 1952: Kitchen Blender Pegs DNA as Stuff of Life

Sept. 15, 1916: All Disquiet on the Western Front

Sept. 14, 1959: Moon Feels First Cold Touch of Humans

Sept. 13, 1899: New Yorker Becomes First U.S. Pedestrian Killed by Car