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Today in #GeekHistory 6/14/1822: Charles Babbage first proposes the idea of the difference engine to the Royal Astronomical Society.
Today in #GeekHistory 6/14/1967: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus
Today in #GeekHistory 6/13/1942: The U.S. establishes the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Today in #GeekHistory 6/14/1985: D.A.R.Y.L. is released, about an artificially-intelligent robot boy.
A Sad Day in #GeekHistory 6/12/2007: Don Herbert aka 'Mr. Wizard' dies in Bell Canyon, CA of multiple myeloma at the age of 89
Today #GeekHistory 6/12/1906: John Ballance receives a patent for a combined phonograph & stereopticon, introducing the concept of movies with sound.
Today in #GeekHistory 6/13/1983: Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the solar system.
Today in #GeekHistory 6/12/1985: Explorers is released, featuring three boys who go into space in a Tilt-A-Whirl called the Thunder Road.
Today in #GeekHistory 06/11/1982: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial was released in theaters.
Today in #GeekHistory 6/11/2001: Nintendo releases the GameBoy Advance to US markets.
