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Tom Swift is the name of the central character in five series of books, first appearing in 1910, totaling over 100 volumes, of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer. His adventures have been written by a number of different ghostwriters over the years. Most of the books are published under the collective pseudonym Victor Appleton. The 33 volumes of the second series use the pseudonym Victor Appleton II. The character first appeared in 1910. New titles have been published as recently as 2007. Most of the various series focus on Tom’s inventions, a number of which anticipated actual inventions. The character has been presented in different ways over the years. In general, the books portray science and technology as wholly beneficial in their effects, and the role of the inventor in society is treated as admirable and heroic. Translated into a number of languages, the books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Tom Swift has also been the subject of a board game and a television show. Development of a feature film based on the series was announced in 2008. (more...)

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1808 – Charles IV of Spain abdicated in favour of his son, Ferdinand VII.
1863 – American Civil War: On her maiden voyage from Scotland, where she was built, the Confederate States Navy steamer Georgiana, reputed to be one of the most powerful in the fleet, was damaged and sunk in the Charleston, South Carolina, harbor.
1921 – Irish War of Independence: About 1,300 British troops attempted to encircle about 100 IRA volunteers at Crossbarry in County Cork.
1941 – The Tuskegee Airmen (poster pictured), the first all-African American unit of the United States Army Air Corps, was activated.
1990 – Ethnic clashes between Romanians and Hungarians took place in Târgu Mureş, Romania, leaving several dead and hundreds injured.
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A world-record 100 centuries in international cricket matches have been scored by Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (pictured). His 100th century came on 16 March 2012 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Bangladesh. He has scored 51 centuries in Tests and 49 in One Day International (ODI) matches; both are world records for highest number of centuries by a batsman. In Test matches, Tendulkar has scored centuries against all the Test cricket playing nations, and is the second batsman to score 150 against all of them. He also holds the record for the number of scores above 150, a figure he has reached on 20 occasions. His first Test century was achieved against England in 1990, where he scored 119 not out. His highest score is an unbeaten 248, against Bangladesh in 2004. In ODIs, Tendulkar has scored centuries against all of the cricketing nations that have permanent One Day International status. He is also the first batsman to have scored 200 in an ODI. (more...)

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the central business district and the North Shore. There had been plans to build a bridge as early as 1815, but nothing was put into action until after World War I. The bridge officially opened on 19 March 1932.

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