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ON THIS DAY: Sliced bread sold for the first time (1928)

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On 7 July 1928, the world took a major step towards modern convenience when sliced bread was sold commercially for the first time by...

On This Day: Pokémon GO launch changed gaming forever (2016)

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On 6 July 2016, Pokémon GO was officially launched, introducing millions of people to augmented reality gaming and creating one of the biggest pop...

ON THIS DAY: Franz Kafka was born (1883)

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On this day, 3 July 1883, Franz Kafka was born in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A German-language Jewish writer whose reputation...

ON THIS DAY: Remembering Anton Chekhov and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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On this day, 2 July, history marks the deaths of two towering figures whose work helped shape literature, philosophy and modern thought: Anton Chekhov...

ON THIS DAY: SOS signal becomes global emergency standard (1908)

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The distress signal “SOS” (· · · – – – · · ·) officially became the global standard for emergency communication on July 1,...
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