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7 Oct, 1849

Edgar Allan Poe dies age 40

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Poe dies of mysterious circumstances in Baltimore, Maryland. It is unknown what causes his death, or even the circumstances surrounding it. As he dies, he suffers from fever and delirium.

Lord help my poor soul!

2 Mar, 2014

Wins Oscar

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Lupita oscarNyong’o wins an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role as Patsey in 12 Years a Slave.

I look down at this golden statue, and may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid.

27 Mar, 2023

Twitter source code posted to GitHub

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Part of Twitter’s source code is posted on GitHub but has been taken down when Twitter requested its removal. In the takedown request, Twitter said an account called ‘FreeSpeechEnthusiast’ had infringed copyrights owned by the company, and asked for information that could identify the owner of the account. GitHub:

GitHub does not generally comment on decisions to remove content. However, in the interest of transparency, we share every DMCA [Digital Millennium Copyright Act] takedown request publicly