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2015
Falcon 9 Lands After an Orbital Launch
A Falcon 9 first stage landed at Cape Canaveral on December 21, 2015, local time, after launching satellites.
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Falcon 9 Lands After an Orbital Launch
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Bell Laboratories Demonstrates the Transistor
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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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