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August 6

2 things science and human progress accomplished on this date.

  1. 1991

    The World Wide Web opens to the public

    Tim Berners-Lee published the first description of the World Wide Web and made it available to anyone on the internet. It grew into the shared library and meeting place of the modern world.

    Source: Wikipedia

  2. 2012

    The Curiosity rover lands on Mars

    NASA's Curiosity rover survived a daring sky-crane landing to touch down inside Gale Crater on Mars. It has spent years finding signs the planet once could have supported life.

    Source: Wikipedia

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