16 years ago today, the World Wide Web was born.
An archived copy of the first web page, mentioned in the show.

 

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8 years ago today, Dennis Tito left the Earth on a paid trip to space.

 

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19 years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed.

 

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24 years ago today, Coca-Cola introduced “New Coke”

 

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72 years ago today, George Takei was born. Happy Birthday!

 

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103 years ago today, San Francisco was shaking and baking.

 

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68 years ago today, Bob Feller recorded the only opening-day no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball.

 

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115 years ago today, the world’s first movie house opened.

 

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75 years ago today, the strongest wind gust on record was recorded.

 

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189 years ago today, the Venus de Milo was discovered.

 

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