Aug 19, 2021

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This day in history

2001, 2011, 2016, 2020.

#20yrsago AP threatens copyright suit over one-sentence quotation https://web.archive.org/web/20050717075914/https://www.infoanarchy.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2001/8/17/202249/240

#20yrsago The joys of dumpster diving https://web.archive.org/web/20011115053410/https://www.csmonitor.com/2001/0808/p13s1-lihc.html

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