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05/11/2025

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08/10/2025

Oct 7 — the inventor who made summer bearable.

Willis H. Carrier — inventor of modern air conditioning — died Oct 7, 1950. His 1902 cooling system launched HVAC as an industry and reshaped cities, industry and comfortable living worldwide.

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Willis Carrier: The Man Who Invented Modern Air Conditioning | Died Oct 7

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07/10/2025

07/10/2025

Oct 6, 2007 — he finished a 13-year, fuel-free world tour.

On Oct 6, 2007, Jason Lewis completed Expedition 360 — the first circumnavigation of Earth using only human power (pedal boats, bikes, skates, kayaks). Thirteen years, extreme ingenuity.

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Jason Lewis: First Human-Powered Circumnavigation Completed | Oct 6, 2007

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07/10/2025

Oct 6, 1973 — Suez breached.

Egypt launched Operation Badr on Oct 6 — crossing the Suez Canal and smashing the Bar-Lev Line. That tactical success reshaped regional power and launched major diplomatic aftershocks.

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Operation Badr: Egypt’s Suez Crossing Explained | Oct 6, 1973

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07/10/2025

Oct 6, 2010 — the app that remixed photos was born.

Instagram launched Oct 6, 2010 and got ~25,000 users on day one. It reshaped visual culture and creator economies — a tiny app → global platform story.

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Instagram’s Launch: How a Photo App Changed Culture | Oct 6, 2010

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07/10/2025

Oct 6, 1995 — we found the first alien world around a Sun-like star.

Astronomers announced 51 Pegasi b on Oct 6, 1995 — the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star, launching the modern exoplanet era.

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51 Pegasi b: The Discovery That Started the Exoplanet Era | Oct 6, 1995

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07/10/2025

Oct 6 — the man who made trains safe.

George Westinghouse (born Oct 6, 1846) invented the railway air brake, drastically reducing train derailments and deaths — then championed alternating-current power so cities could be electrified. Two tech moves that built modern life.

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George Westinghouse: The Man Who Stopped Train Crashes | Oct 6

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07/10/2025

Oct 6, 1990 — NASA launched a Sun explorer.

On Oct 6, 1990 Shuttle Discovery launched Ulysses to study the Sun’s poles — first long-term probe to sample solar wind and magnetic fields at high latitudes.

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06/10/2025

Oct 6 — the guitar lost a legend.

BEddie Van Halen (d. Oct 6, 2020) popularized two-hand tapping, reshaping electric-guitar playing and modern rock solos.

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Eddie Van Halen: The Tapping Legend | Remembered Oct 6

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05/10/2025

Oct 5 — the wire that would carry TV across cities was laid.

In 1936 AT&T installed experimental coaxial cable between NYC and Philadelphia — the backbone for long-distance TV and high-bandwidth comms. That tech planted the seeds of modern broadcasting and broadband.

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1936: The cable that carried TV — Oct 5