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19th October 1953: Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 first published

19th October 2020
Tagged as: America, Books, Censorship, Culture, Literature, Publishing, United States, USA

Set in the distant future where books are outlawed, the story focuses on Guy Montag whose job as a fireman sees him burn houses that are found to contain books.

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22nd September 1888: First edition of National Geographic Magazine published

22nd September 2020
Tagged as: Culture, Geography, Literature, Magazine, Publishing, Science

The first edition of the National Geographic Magazine was published by the National Geographic Society.

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19th October 1953: Ray Bradbury’s dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 first published

22nd September 1888: First edition of National Geographic Magazine published

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3rd February 1961: Operation Looking Glass begins its 29-year Cold War flight above the USA

10th October 1957: Eisenhower apologises to Ghanaian minister for racism in Delaware restaurant

7th November 1492: Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact

26th August 1789: Adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man in France

23rd July 1914: Austria-Hungary presents ultimatum to Serbia ahead of the First World War

22nd July 1706: Terms of the Acts of Union 1707 agreed by commissioners from England and Scotland

21st July 1970: Construction of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed

20th July 1807: The world’s first internal combustion engine is patented in France

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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