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Who Built The First Computer?
If you look at most history books, they’ll tell you ENIAC was the first true all-purpose electronic computer. Unveiled in 1946 in a blaze of publicity, it was a monstrous 30-ton machine, as big as two semis and filled with enough vacuum tubes , switches and blinking lights to require an army of attendants.
Michael Jackson: The world pays tribute to King of Pop
From street corners, buses and subways to phone calls, text messages, online posts and tweets, people around the world commented, pondered, and paid tribute to pop legend Michael Jackson, who died Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles. Around midnight at London’s Leicester Square, as news of Jackson’s death spread, Luis Carlos Ameida and his friends were surrounding a car listening to the star’s music
Reality TV star Jade Goody loses cancer fight
British reality TV celebrity Jade Goody died early Sunday morning following a public battle with cervical cancer, her publicist has announced. Goody, 27, died in her sleep at home in Essex, east of London, just before 4 a.m. (midnight Eastern Daylight Time), a spokeswoman for Max Clifford Associates said
Suspected moonshine kills seven in India
Seven people have died in a week after drinking suspected illicitly brewed liquor in the Indian capital, police said Sunday. Citing Goody’s publicist Max Clifford, both the Press Association and the BBC reported that Goody died at her home in Upshire, Essex. Goody’s death from cervical cancer at the age of 27 is a tragic end to a very modern tale.
Big Brother star to wed after terminal cancer confirmed
British Big Brother star Jade Goody is fast-tracking plans to get married after being told doctors cannot cure her cancer. Goody, 27, only has months to live after her cervical cancer spread to her liver, bowel and groin, the British Press Association reported.