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| 1606 | Rembrandt was born | |
| 1799 | The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchardduring Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign | |
| 1848 | Born, Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923) [The 80/20 rule] | |
| 1903 |
Ford Motor Company took its first order | |
| 1928 | Born Carl Woese (biologist at UIUC). Discovered a new kingdom of life – prokaryotes, eukaryotes and now archea. [“I think Woese has done more for biology writ large than any biologist in history, including Darwin”] | |
| 1943 | Born, Jocylen Bell Burnell, astronomer, discovered pulsars/neutron stars. Did not receive a nobel prize. | |
| 1988 | Die Hard (the greatest action film ever made) hits the big screen | |
| 2003 | The Mozilla Foundation was established and Netscape was dismantled. | |
| 2006 | Twitter was launched | |
Yesterday in Chicago |
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Tech Tips
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Storify |
Today in Chicago |
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Today in History |
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Wavelengths |
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Museum of Science and Industry
Complete Book of Wow |
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Prepare lesson and materials for Teaching Demonstration. Complete the following readings and be prepared to discuss in class
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