"At one end of the continuum known as history are first-time events that have generated notable measures of public recognition due to either a positive or negative impact."

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I have detected disturbances in the wash.' 'The wash?' 'The space-time wash.' 'Are we talking about some sort of Vogon laundromat, or what are we talking about?' 'Eddies in the space-time continuum.' 'Ah...is he. Is he.' 'What?' 'Er, who is Eddy, then, exactly?

— Douglas Adams