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📖 Yearbook

July 18, 2026

The year was…

1988

💾 Tech & Gadgets

Most Unwanted Houseguest: A Cornell grad student's self-replicating program wormed its way into about 6,000 computers, earning him the dubious honor of being the first person convicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

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Morris worm

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🔍 Crime & Scandal

Fastest Downfall in Olympic History: This Canadian sprinter's world record 100-meter dash turned into a national scandal just three days later when his golden moment was stripped away by a little stanozolol.

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Ben Johnson doping scandal

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🗓️ On This Day

A Day Scotland Won't Forget: A transatlantic flight from London to New York exploded over a small town, killing all aboard and eleven on the ground in an act of terrorism that shocked the world.

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Pan Am Flight 103 bombing (Lockerbie bombing)

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📈 Economy & Markets

Biggest Cookie-and-Cigarette Takeover: Wall Street's wildest leveraged buyout saw KKR shell out $25 billion for a tobacco-and-snack giant, inspiring a bestselling book about the barbarians at the gate.

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RJR Nabisco leveraged buyout

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