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It is a fact of life that people grow older every day. With increasing age come changes in physical, mental, and sensory abilities that can challenge a person's ability to drive safely. But there are vari...
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On December 28, 1865, two brothers from Paris, Auguste and Louis Lumière introduced 33 people to the future: film. They showcased to the crowd ten short films, each less than a minute, and changed the wor...
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The first Saturday of December is National Skywarn Recognition Day. Developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League, the day honors and celebrates the essential con...
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Amid the glitz and glamour of red carpets and celebrity appearances, The Game Awards is a testament to the soaring heights and cultural relevance of the video game industry. This annual event honors the y...
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The Tech Interactive's Teen Tech Week focuses on junior high and high school students annually in the San Francisco Bay Area. The week offers an array of educational and career-oriented activities. The ev...
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Today marks the birthday of the creator of the invention that would become the first necessity of the future communications age: the battery. On February 18, 1745, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Vo...
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Created by the global wireless provider T-Mobile, Break with your Wireless Carrier Day is a promotion designed to encourage people to review their cellular contracts. If you seek to pay less or get what y...
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Canned Food Month celebrates the invention of the process of preserving foods in cans invented in 1809. Before, cans, glass, pottery, and other materials stored food with limited effect. Such materials...
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Today remove duplicate files and information you no longer use. It's also an excellent day to defrag your system if you use a PC. There is no set sponsor for this event at this time, but several programs...
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The idea for vacuum cleaners came about in 1599, but the first modern mechanized vacuum cleaner appeared on October 3, 1899. A hand-driven machine (you'll see it in the television show Upstairs/Downstai...
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Digital Learning Day ensures every child has access to the tools they need to learn in a digital world, whether tablets, desktops, or laptops. As more and more classes go online and communication advancem...
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Thomas Alva Edison’s contributions to our present civilization are marked today through the celebration of his birth in 1847. Edison invented the light bulb, phonograph, movie projector, and hundreds o...
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One day of National Engineers Week each year is dedicated to getting young women and girls interested in engineering. Dubbed "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day," the day features companies and instituti...
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Discover Engineering Family Day is one of several events during Engineering Week. Family Day helps students between the ages of four and 12 learn about engineering and the importance of technological lite...
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Engineers Week was created in 1951 to introduce youth to exciting and well-paying careers in engineering, including civil, mechanical, electrical, agricultural, chemical, computer, aeronautical, biologica...
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Ferris Wheel Day honors George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., the inventor of the Ferris Wheel. Ferris was born on February 14, 1859, graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering...
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Free and Open Source Software Month (FOSS February) was initiated in 2017 by Onyx Point, Inc. to create awareness and celebrate the principles of open source software. February marks founding the Open Sou...
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International Friends Day was created by Facebook in 2016 and falls each year on the anniversary of its founding, February 4, 2004. Utilizing the medium it pioneered - social media - the company produce...