Today in Geek History – November 11

Today in Geek History - November 11

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

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1918 – The Allied powers signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany at Rethondes, France, at 11:00 a.m
1940 – Willys unveiled its General Purpose vehicle (“Jeep”)
1952 – The first video recorder was demonstrated by John Mullin and Wayne Johnson in Beverly Hills, CA.
1954 – Publication of “Two Towers”, 2nd volume of “Lord of the Rings”, by J. R. R. Tolkien by George Allen and Unwin in London
1961 – “Catch-22” by Joseph Heller is published by Simon and Schuster in New York
2013 – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” directed by Francis Lawrence starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premieres in London

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