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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 911, Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. In 1735, Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979. In 1760, Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (died 1804) was born. In 1962, Gaétan Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007) was born. In 1999, Jan Sloot, Dutch computer scientist and electronics technician (born 1945) passed away. In 2003, Zahra Kazemi, Iranian-Canadian freelance photographer (born 1948) passed away. In 2009, Reg Fleming, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1936) passed away. In 2011, Ninety-eight containers of explosives self-detonate killing 13 people in Zygi, Cyprus. In 2013, Emik Avakian, Iranian-American inventor (born 1923) passed away. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Six months later, this small gadget is my secret weapon against doomscrolling
Brick is one of the few new devices that positively changed my daily content consumption. You can finally buy it on Amazon.
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