Today in Geek History – September 30

Today in Geek History - September 30

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

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1659 – Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Daniel Defoe)
1935 – “The Adventures of Dick Tracy” debuted
1951 – “The Red Skelton Show” debuted on NBC-TV.
1960 – “The Flintstones” the first animated sitcom created by Hanna-Barbera premieres on ABC
1981– Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice in history
1997 – Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4
2009 – Guy Laliberte became the first clown to travel to outer space as a part of the space tourism program

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