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Dec. 28, 1879: Tay Bridge Collapses, Alas

Dec. 23, 1947: Transistor Opens Door to Digital Future

Dec. 22, 1882: Looking at Christmas in a New Light

Dec. 21, 1898: The Curies Discover Radium

Dec. 18, 1878: Let There Be Light — Electric Light

Dec. 17, 1903: Bicycle Brothers Make Aeroplane Work Wright

Dec. 16, 1832: A Towering Engineer Is Born

Dec. 15, 1827: Boston Schools Require Vaccination

Dec. 14, 1996: Big Holiday Bonus Shows Workers the Money

Dec. 11, 1997: World Signs Onto Kyoto Protocol

Dec. 10, 1944: Web Visionary Passes Into Obscurity

Dec. 9, 1921: Get the Lead In ... Gasoline

Dec. 8, 1931: Coaxial Cable Patented

Dec. 7, 1999: RIAA Sues Napster

Dec. 4, 1996: GM Delivers EV1 Electric Car

Dec. 3, 2001: Segway Starts Rolling

Dec. 2, 1982: Barney Clark Takes One for the Team

Dec. 1, 1942: Mandatory Gas Rationing, Lots of Whining

Nov. 30: A St. Andrew's Day Salute to Scottish Inventors

Nov. 25, 1920: Gaston Chevrolet Dies in Race Crash

Nov. 24, 1974: Humanity, Meet Lucy. She's Your Mom

Nov. 23, 1963: Doctor Who Materializes on BBC

Nov. 20, 1984: SETI Seekers Find a Home

Nov. 19, 1996: Canadian Bridge Crosses 8 Miles of Icy Ocean

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