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1968
Douglas Engelbart Demonstrates Interactive Computing
Douglas Engelbart demonstrated an interactive computing system in San Francisco on December 9, 1968.
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The United States Declares War on Japan
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Apollo 17 Lands at Taurus–Littrow
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Chicago After the Fire: From Burned Blocks to a New Skyline
A photograph taken after the 1871 fire can make Chicago look as though its future had been decided by a wall of flame. A view from around 1905 tells a different story: tall offices, busy transport routes and commercial streets crowded again.
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