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  1. @annika I read Cory Doctorow's (@pluralistic) pluralistic.net/ blog where he does a 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 1 year ago links and yesterday one of his #25yearsago was his first #BoingBoing post web.archive.org/web/2001012408

    Made me #nostalgic I also realise how lucky I was to be in my early 20s back then just as the web was good, the endless possibilities.

  2. [11:39] Family of Galway soldier killed in Lebanon in 1999 receive service honour medal

    Tánaiste and Defence Minister Simon Harris has honoured the family of a young Galway soldier who was killed while on peacekeeping service in Lebanon 25 years ago.

    independent.ie/irish-news/fami

    #Tánaiste #Defence #SimonHarris #Galway #Lebanon #25yearsago

  3. #OnThisDay #25YearsAgo, @Veen wrote #HotDesignTips for WebMonkey:
    1. Never, ever put a word in a graphic. Text is text. Graphics are graphics. Don’t confuse them.
    2. […] get something on the screen immediately, and make it really interesting.
    3. You have […] like 15 seconds. Be very fast.
    4. How well does your site show up in search engines? […] Find out, then tweak your meta content accordingly.
    5. Users […] came for your content. Give it to them — fast and simple.

    web.archive.org/web/1999101202

  4. Welcome home STS-91! 🌎

    #25YearsAgo today, Space Shuttle Discovery touched down at @NASAKennedy, closing out the Shuttle-Mir Program.

    Find out how lessons from Shuttle-Mir paved the way for the @Space_Station: go.nasa.gov/3WU3eak
    #NASAhistory

  5. #25YearsAgo today, Space Shuttle Discovery launched from @NASAKennedy for STS-91, the final mission to dock with the Mir Space Station.

    Learn more about the mission: go.nasa.gov/43zOzmS
    #NASAhistory

  6. #25YearsAgo today, STS-87, the 8th Space Shuttle flight of 1997, launched on its way to the @Space_Station. One of the notable achievements from this mission: Takao Doi became the first Japanese citizen to walk in space!

    Check out other STS-87 highlights: go.nasa.gov/3ArHqsC
    #NASAhistory