18 July 2012
On this day in history: Intel founded, 1968
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In the late '60s, the chemist and physicist, Dr. Gordon E. Moore, and the co-inventor of the integrated circuit, Robert N. Noyce departe...
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17 July 2012
On this day in history: King George V changed his family name, 1917
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Three years into the Great War, anti-German feeling was running high in Britain. To appeal to nationalist sentiment King George V decided to...
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16 July 2012
On this day in history: First European banknotes, 1661
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In November 1656, King Karl X Gustav of Sweden signed two charters creating two private banks under the directorship of Johan Palmstruch, a ...
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15 July 2012
On this day in history: First Cuban world boxing champion, 1931
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On July 15th 1931, Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo - better known as Kid Chocolate or the Cuban Bon Bon - knocked out Benny Bass in the seventh rou...
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14 July 2012
On this day in history: Paris celebrated la Fête de la Fédération, 1790
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In June 1790, the French National Assembly approved the Paris Commune's proposition that a celebration be held to mark the anniversary o...
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