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Wright Brothers' Record, Bond's Debut & Ford's Assembly Line | Oct 5–9
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This week in history delivered powered flight records, the birth of James Bond, the Beatles' first single, and the assembly line that changed modern life. Ten landmark moments from five centuries, all tied to the same week on the calendar.
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On October twelfth, fourteen ninety-two, somewhere in the chain of islands now known as the Bahamas, a lookout aboard one of Christopher Columbus's three ships spotted land. Columbus had sailed west from Spain convinced he could reach Asia that way.
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