Today in Geek History – August 7

Today in Geek History - August 7

Geeky tidbits that we find interesting and hope you will too.

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1782 – George Washington creates the Purple Heart medal (original name Badge of Military Merit)
1996 – Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers sacrificed themselves to stop Onslaught in ONSLAUGHT: MARVEL UNIVERSE by Mark Waid and Adam Kubert.
2007 – “Eclipse” 3rd book in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Saga” is published
2015 – “Fantastic Four” opened in theaters.
2018 – “Crazy Rich Asians” first Hollywood film with all-Asian cast, starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh premieres in Los Angeles

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