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2025 Legacy: Music
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2025 Digest: The Great Student Debt Settlement
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The passing of a legendary actor (like Clint Eastwood or Mel Brooks) marks the symbolic end of the "Golden Era" of cinema.Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2025 Yea...czytaj dalej »
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2004 File: Sports
The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVIII, their second title in three years.read more »
2004 File: The Launch of Gmail
Google announces its email service on April 1 (April Fools' Day), offering an unheard-of 1GB of storage, making many think...read more »
2004 Vault: The Red Sox Break the Curse
The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time since 1918, finally ending the 86-year-old "Curse of...read more »
2004 File: The Mars Rover Success
NASA’s rovers Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars, beginning a mission that would last years longer than expected and provide stunning images of the...read more »