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1896: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.
1898: Set theorist and crime-fighter John Venn discovers new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
1899: Set theorist and crime-fighter Georg Cantor rescues John Venn during attack by math criminals.
1970: Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 modified to run "Hello World" program.
1974: "Hello World" computer program from 1974 proud to represent "Hello World" computer programs everywhere.
1975: Techniques from High-energy literature used in "Hello World" research.
1982: Fantasy Voronoi diagram gambling ring convicted of corrupting lottery ticket data.

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