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| − | [[1898]] – Polish-French scientist [[wikipedia:Marie Curie|Marie Curie]] discovers the [[radiation|radioactive]] element radium while experimenting with other minerals. <br> | + | [[19th Century|1898]] – Polish-French scientist [[wikipedia:Marie Curie|Marie Curie]] discovers the [[radiation|radioactive]] element radium while experimenting with other minerals. <br> |
[[1980]] – Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England - an incident called "[[wikipedia:Rendlesham Forest incident|Britain's Roswell]]". <br> | [[1980]] – Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England - an incident called "[[wikipedia:Rendlesham Forest incident|Britain's Roswell]]". <br> | ||
[[1982]] – For the first time, ''Time'' magazine's "Man of the Year" is a non-[[human]]. The computer received the honor as the year's "greatest influence for good or evil". <br> | [[1982]] – For the first time, ''Time'' magazine's "Man of the Year" is a non-[[human]]. The computer received the honor as the year's "greatest influence for good or evil". <br> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:48, 21 December 2023
1898 – Polish-French scientist Marie Curie discovers the radioactive element radium while experimenting with other minerals.
1980 – Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England - an incident called "Britain's Roswell".
1982 – For the first time, Time magazine's "Man of the Year" is a non-human. The computer received the honor as the year's "greatest influence for good or evil".
1991 – The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War.
