1911
The New York Public Library opens. President Taft dedicated the library's grand building on Fifth Avenue, guarded by two stone lions.
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5 moments from 1829 to 1995: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.
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1829
A patent for the accordion
Cyrill Demian received a patent in Vienna for a small hand-held instrument he called the accordion.
Wikipedia: AccordionWikipedia: Cyrill Demian
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1873
The Mounties are founded
Canada created the North-West Mounted Police, today the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Wikipedia: North-West Mounted Police
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1974
The Airbus A300 enters service
The first wide-body airliner with just two engines began flying passengers for Air France.
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1995
Java is released
Sun Microsystems released Java, a programming language designed to run on any computer. It still powers countless apps.
Wikipedia: Java (programming language)
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Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.