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Jan. 30, 1790: The Lifeboat, an Idea Whose Time Has Come

Jan. 26, 1906: Fred Marriott Lets Off Some Steam

Jan. 25, 1945: Fluoridation — Better Teeth, or Commie Plot?

Jan. 24, 1848: Gold!

Jan. 23, 1911: Science Academy Tells Marie Curie, 'Non'

Jan. 20, 2009: Mr. President, You're Live

Jan. 19, 2006: NASA's New Horizons Blasts Off Toward Pluto

Jan. 18, 1778: Cook Blunders Into Paradise, Which Is Soon Lost

Jan. 17, 1966: H-Bombs Rain Down on a Spanish Fishing Village

Jan. 13, 2004: Duck!

Jan. 12, 1967: It's Cold in Here

Jan. 11, 1911: In the Gathering Shadows, a Sliver of Light

Jan. 10, 1949: A Brand-New Format for the Shirelles, Drifters

Jan. 4, 1903: Edison Fries an Elephant to Prove His Point

Dec. 23, 1970: World Trade Center Tops Out

Dec. 19, 1974: Build Your Own Computer at Home!

Dec. 12, 1896: Marconi Demos Radio — Dec. 12, 1901: Marconi Transmits Across Atlantic

Dec. 7, 1941: Attack at Pearl Harbor a Bold, Desperate Gamble

Dec. 5, 1901: Disney, Heisenberg — Separated at Birth?

Nov. 30, 2004: Who Is Ken Jennings?

Nov. 28, 1660: Hey, Guys, Let's Found Britain's Foremost Scientific Academy

Nov. 21, 1968: Love Canal Calamity Surfaces

Nov. 14, 1666: Watching a Transfusion, and Taking Notes

Nov. 10, 1983: Gates Opens Windows a Bit Early