Today in Geek History – September 11

Today in geek History - September 11

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

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1792 – The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
1875 – first newspaper cartoon strip
1970– The Ford Pinto is introduced.
1978 – Janet Parker, a British medical photographer, became the last recorded person to die from smallpox.
2003 – Valve launched Steam, a digital storefront and delivery platform.
2005 – “Pride & Prejudice”, the film adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel of the same name, starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, is released

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