Today in Geek History – July 12

Today in Geek History - July 12

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

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1870 – The first rotary can opener with a cutting wheel was patented by William W. Lyman.
1960 – Manufacturing began for the Etch A Sketch
1962 – Rolling Stones first performance. It was at the Marquee Club in London
1976 – first “Family Feud” game show debuts on ABC hosted by Richard Dawson
1979 – “Disco Demolition Night” at Comiskey Park, fans destroy disco records and causing the White Sox to forfeit second game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers
2000 – The movie “X-Men” premiered in New York.
2018 – “Misson: Impossible – Fallout”, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson, premieres in Paris

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