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January 3

3 sourced moments from January 3 in history: Alaska becomes the 49th U.S. state (1959); Spirit rover landed on Mars in 2004 and outlived its plan 25x; and The First Bitcoin Block Is Mined (2009).

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3 things happened on January 3

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2009 Technology · Computing & AI

The First Bitcoin Block Is Mined

On a January day in 2009, an anonymous coder switched on a network that would reinvent how the world thinks about money.

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2004 Space · Space Exploration

Spirit rover landed on Mars in 2004 and outlived its plan 25x

Built for 90 Martian days, Spirit worked in Gusev Crater for six years, and its broken wheel made its best discovery.

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1959 Geography · Countries

Alaska becomes the 49th U.S. state

After 92 years as a U.S. territory, Alaska joined the Union and instantly became the largest state by a wide margin.

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