Today in Geek History – July 31

Today in Geek History - July 31

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

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1786 – “Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish dialect” by Robert Burns is published by John Wilson in Kilmarnock, Scotland
1928 – MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, “White Shadows on the South Seas.”
1987 – Guns & Roses song “Appetite for Destruction” is released
1989 – The Game Boy handheld video game device was released in the U.S.
1995 – The Walt Disney Company agreed to acquire Capital Cities/ABC in a $19 billion deal.

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