Today in Geek History – October 15

Today in Geek History - October 15

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

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1520 – King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall
1881 – first American fishing magazine, “American Angler” published
1937 Ernest Hemingway novel “To Have & Have Not” published
1940 – “The Great Dictator”, a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin released
1951 – “I Love Lucy”, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, debuts on CBS
1951 – First synthesis of an oral contraceptive (norethindrone) by Carl Djerassi at Mexican drug company Syntex
1952 – “Charlotte’s Web” by E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams is published by Harper & Brothers
1959 – “Untouchables” premieres
2011 – Legoland Florida (the world’s largest Legoland theme park) opens in Winter Haven, Florida

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