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One thing science and human progress accomplished on this date.
1960
At a Hughes laboratory in Malibu, California, Theodore Maiman fired the first working laser, drawing bright, pure light from a small rod of ruby. Lasers now read our data, guide surgery, and carry the world's phone calls.
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