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20th century

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

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

Oct. 6, 1956: Sabin Polio Vaccine Ready to Test

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

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

Sept. 19, 1982: Can't You Take a Joke? :-)

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

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

Sept. 12, 1958: Kilby Chips In, Integrates Circuit

Sept. 9, 1999: 9/9/99 No Big Deal for Computers

Sept. 8, 1966: Liftoff for the Starship Enterprise

Sept. 7, 1998: If the Check Says 'Google Inc.,' We're 'Google Inc.'

Sept. 1, 1939: Wehrmacht Puts the Blitz in Krieg

Aug. 31, 1968: One Donor + Four Patients = Medical History

Aug. 29, 1965: Long-Distance Calling ... Very Long Distance

Aug. 25, 1973: More Than One Way to Slice a CAT

Aug. 24, 1995: Say Hello to Windows 95

Aug. 22, 1962: First Nuke-Powered Cargo Ship Docks

Aug. 18, 1947: Birth of the Cool (Company, That Is)