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The first presidential election with a computer predicting the winner

It was November 1952; the computer calculation conflicted with opinion polls. Guess which was right?

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SOS becomes an official international distress call in 1906

However, almost six years later, the Titanic would broadcast SOS and CQD as it sank.

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The Library of Congress opens its doors

Today’s LOC complex boasts three buildings. The first opened its doors on 01 November 1897.