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March 13, 1842: Henry Shrapnel Dies, But His Name Lives On

March 12, 1923: Talkies Talk ... On Their Own

March 9, 1862: Ironclads

March 7, 1912: It's Amundsen

March 6, 1992: False Alarm

March 5, 1872: Westinghouse Gives Railroads a Brake

March 1, 2006: English Wikipedia's Millionth Entry Pulls Into the Station

Feb. 29, 45 B.C.: Julius Caesar Takes the Leap

Feb. 28, 1561: 'Father of Surgery' Explains the Head Wound

Feb. 27, 1812: Rage, Rage Against the Industrial Age

Feb. 24, 1938: Americans Can Now Stop Chewing on Pig Hair

Feb. 22, 1918: A Really Big Kid From Alton, Illinois

Feb. 21, 1947: 'Take a Polaroid' Enters the English Language

Feb. 20, 1962: Yank in Orbit

Feb. 17, 1864: We're Sunk

Feb. 16, 2005: Matter of Protocol

Feb. 15, 1995: Mitnick Arrested

Feb. 14, 1929: Al Capone's .45 Caliber Valentine

Feb. 13, 1633: Church vs. Galileo

Feb. 8, 1828: Sci-Fi's Prophetical Father Is Born

Feb. 7, 2000: Mafiaboy's Moment

Feb. 2, 1935: You Lie

Feb. 1, 2003: Second Shuttle Lost

Jan. 31, 1961: A Chimp Named Ham Spaces Out

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