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On this day in 1963, 61 years ago, the Alcatraz Island prison was shut down
On this day in 1895, 129 years ago, Lumière brothers successfully captured moving images using their brand new invention – the cinematograph
On this day in 180, 1844 years ago, Marcus Aurelius passed away marking the end of the Pax Romana era - the most peaceful and stable era of the Roman Empire
On this day in 1794, 230 years ago, Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin, a device that revolutionized the cotton industry
On this day in 1989, 35 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee proposed the World Wide Web!
On this day, March 3, in 1939, Mohandas Gandhi embarked on a hunger strike.
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