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A bit of October 13th history…
1792 - “Old Farmer’s Almanac” is 1st published
1917 - 70,000 people gather to see “Miracle of the Sun”, solar visions reportedly by the Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal after prophecies by local children
1983 - Ameritech Mobile Communications (now Cingular –> AT&T) launched the 1st US cellular network, Chicago
1987 - 1st military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf) (pictured)
1988 - Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Christ’s burial cloth, is shown by carbon dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages
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