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Nov. 10, 1999: Metric Math Mistake Muffed Mars Meteorology Mission

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

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

Nov. 5, 1992: Oldest Beer Ever

Nov. 4, 1952: Univac Gets Election Right, But CBS Balks

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

Nov. 2, 1815: Boole Born, Boolean Logic Logically Follows

Nov. 1, 1909: 'The Machine Stops'

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

Oct. 27, 1994: Web Gives Birth to Banner Ads

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

Oct 25, 1955: Time to Nuke Dinner

Oct. 22, 4004 B.C.: Universe Usshered In

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

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

Oct. 18, 1985: Nintendo Entertainment System Launches

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

Oct. 14, 1985: C++ Adds to Programming

Oct. 13, 1884: Greenwich Resolves Subprime Meridian Crisis

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

Oct. 8, 1582: Nothing Happens ... in Catholic Lands

Oct. 7, 1954: IBM Gets Transistorized

Oct. 6, 1927: The Jazz Singer Gives Movie Audiences the 'Talkies'

Oct. 5, 1931: First Nonstop Trans-Pacific Flight Ends in Cloud of Dust

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