Anniversary articles

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  A look back at 'Star Trek: The Next Generation,' 25 years later

  By Andrew Webster on September 28, 2012 03:05 pm + 136 comments

  It may be hard to believe, but Star Trek: The Next Generation made its debut 25 years ago. Over at G Continue reading…

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  NASA TV to air JFK's Moon speech at 11:15 AM ET, 50 years after it was first delivered

  By Louis Goddard on September 12, 2012 07:57 am + 16 comments

  NASA TV will air a high-quality version of President John F. Kennedy's famous Moon speech — in Continue reading…

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  Emoticon creator says emoji are 'ugly'

  By Amar Toor on September 12, 2012 12:11 am + 126 comments

  The standard, smiley-faced emoticon turns 30 this month, and to celebrate the occasion, The Continue reading…

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  Ancient French cathedrals illuminated with stunning light shows

  By Louis Goddard on August 19, 2012 05:11 pm + 12 comments

  Every Friday and Saturday night since mid-May, the 13th Century cathedral in the French city of Continue reading…

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  Watch this: NASA footage of the first Landsat satellite launch in 1972

  By Andrew Webster on July 23, 2012 06:14 pm + 3 comments

  40 years ago today, the very first satellite launched as part of the Landsat program, which has Continue reading…

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  Spotify celebrates its first year in the US with milestones and statistics

  By Evan Rodgers on July 23, 2012 02:13 am + 22 comments

  It was just over a year ago when online music streaming service Spotify launched in the US, and the Continue reading…

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  999, the world's first emergency telephone number, turns 75 today

  By Adi Robertson on June 30, 2012 03:16 pm + 38 comments

  In 1935, a house fire in London killed five women. Though a neighbor tried to phone the fire Continue reading…

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  Google celebrates 100th anniversary of Alan Turing's birth with interactive doodle

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 23, 2012 03:29 pm + 35 comments

  Google is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of mathematician Alan Turing with an Continue reading…

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  Capcom celebrates 'Mega Man' anniversary with a ten-disc soundtrack in an e-tank

  By Andrew Webster on June 21, 2012 04:43 pm + 19 comments

  To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of its most iconic characters, Capcom is releasing a Continue reading…

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  The GIF was unleashed on the world 25 years ago today

  By Nathan Ingraham on June 15, 2012 11:35 am + 265 comments

  It's not often we celebrate the birthday of a file format, but we're making a special exception for Continue reading…