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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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16th January 1412: Antipope John XXIII makes the Medici Bank the official bank to the Papacy

19th March 1882: First stone laid for the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

20th October 1740: Maria Theresa inherits the Austrian throne

25th December 1914: The Christmas Truce takes place at sections along the Western Front

12th May 1949: Stalin lifts the Berlin Blockade

11th May 868: The world’s earliest dated printed book created in China

10th May 1801: The First Barbary War began when Tripoli declared war on the United States

9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

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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