02-11-2007, 06:51 AM
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February 11th
1650 ~ Death of René Descartes, Philosopher.
1847 ~ Birthday of Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor.
1898 ~ Birthday of Leó Szilárd, Physicist & Peace Activist.
1938 ~ BBC Television produced the first science fiction television program, an adaptation of the Karel Capek play R.U.R. (This play coined the term 'robot.')
1945 ~ President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement.
1961 ~ The trial of Adolf Eichmann began in Jerusalem.
1978 ~ China lifts a ban on works by Aristotle, Shakespeare and Dickens.
1979 ~ Followers of Ayatollah Khomeini seized power in Iran, after the religious leader returned to his home after his exile.
1986 ~ Death of Frank Herbert, Science Fiction author.
1990 ~ South African black activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.
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