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||1983 – United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused.
||1983 – United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused.
||Alexander Osipovich Gelfond (d. 7 November 1968) was a Soviet mathematician.


||1996 – NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
||1996 – NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.

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  • 1509: Philosopher and scientist Bernardino Telesio born. His emphasis on observation will influence the emergence of the scientific method.

    1509: Philosopher and scientist Bernardino Telesio born. His emphasis on observation will influence the emergence of the scientific method.

  • 1633: Submarine inventor Cornelius Drebbel dies.

    1633: Submarine inventor Cornelius Drebbel dies.

  • 1657: Mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Mario Bettinus dies. He wrote Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae, an encyclopedic collection of mathematical curiosities.

    1657: Mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Mario Bettinus dies. He wrote Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae, an encyclopedic collection of mathematical curiosities.

  • 1818: Physician and physiologist Emil du Bois-Reymond born. He will discover nerve action potential, and develop experimental electrophysiology.

    1818: Physician and physiologist Emil du Bois-Reymond born. He will discover nerve action potential, and develop experimental electrophysiology.

  • 1867: Physicist and chemist Marie Curie born. She will conduct pioneering research on radioactivity, discovering the elements polonium and radium.

    1867: Physicist and chemist Marie Curie born. She will conduct pioneering research on radioactivity, discovering the elements polonium and radium.

  • 1872: The American ship Mary Celeste sets sail from New Your. The ship will later be found abandoned for nine days but only slightly damaged.

    1872: The American ship Mary Celeste sets sail from New Your. The ship will later be found abandoned for nine days but only slightly damaged.

  • 1872: Mathematician Alfred Clebsch dies. He made important contributions to algebraic geometry and invariant theory.

    1872: Mathematician Alfred Clebsch dies. He made important contributions to algebraic geometry and invariant theory.

  • 1958: Astronomer and crime-fighter Vesto Melvin Slipher analyzes the radial velocities for galaxies, reveals previously unknown crimes against astronomical constants.

    1958: Astronomer and crime-fighter Vesto Melvin Slipher analyzes the radial velocities for galaxies, reveals previously unknown crimes against astronomical constants.

  • 1972: Richard Nixon is reelected President of the United States.

    1972: Richard Nixon is reelected President of the United States.

  • 1973: The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.

    1973: The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.

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