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Feb 13, 2022 · RONALD REAGAN: Now, we've just had two years of back-to-back double-digit inflation - 13.3% in 1979, 12.4% last year. The last time this happened was in World War I.
Find out what happened 5, 10, 20 or even 100 years ago today in history. See what historical events happened and who died today on a look back in history.
Jun 16, 2023 · Space. Nicole Mann becomes first Native woman to go to space with latest SpaceX mission. While at NASA, Ride helped develop a robot arm for the shuttle, the remote manipulator system. She...
Oct 16, 2017 · Four decades ago Jimmy Carter was sworn in as the 39th president of the U.S., the original Star Wars movie was released in theaters, and much more.
Top Five U.S. Events of the Last 40 Years. What events, ideas or developments have had the most significant impact in our lives since 1970?
May 25, 2017 · Star Wars opened 40 years ago today — and pop culture was changed forever with its release and the ensuing constellation of shorthand cultural references. Its epically scaled, lushly...
Dec 9, 2008 · In a convention hall 40 years ago today, a computer scientist took to the stage and blew the crowd away with a couple of screens and the world's first computer mouse.
Sep 26, 2018 · 40 years ago today, one man saved us from world-ending nuclear war. On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov saved the world.
Oct 16, 2023 · 40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Discovery Makes its Public Debut. John Uri. Johnson Space Center. Oct 16, 2023. Article. On Oct. 16, 1983, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Discovery, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at its manufacturing plant in Palmdale, California.
Mar 5, 2019 · Today, Voyager 1 is the most distant spacecraft from Earth, more than 13 billion miles away. Forty years ago, fairly close to the beginning of its incredible journey through and out of our solar system, it was making its closest approach to Jupiter.
