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Historical Examination of Boiler Advancements in America
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— April 191572
England and France sign an alliance against Spain in the treaty of Blois.
1818
French physicist Augustin Fresnel signs his preliminary "Note on the Theory of Diffraction" (deposited on the following day). The document ends with what we now call the Fresnel integrals.
1861
American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: A pro-Secession mob in Baltimore attacks United States Army troops marching through the city.
1975
India's first satellite Aryabhata launched in orbit from Kapustin Yar, Russia.
2001
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-100 carrying the Canadarm2 to the International Space Station.
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