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| 1848 - 178 years ago |
| 1 | October 12, 1848  | THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games | Dates | 19th Century and earlier | Events |
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 | THE OREGON TRAIL October 12, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. |

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| 1931 - 95 years ago |
| 2 | October 12, 1931  | BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video Games | Dates | 20th Century: 1st Half | Events |
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 | BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME October 12, 1931 Doc Brown and Marty travel back in time and attend the Hill Valley Expo. |

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| 1963 - 63 years ago |
| 3 | October 12, 1963  | THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY 2019 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events |
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 | THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY October 12, 1963 Vanya arrives in Dallas, Texas. |

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| 1967 - 59 years ago |
| 4 | October 12, 1967  | THE PRETENDER 1996 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Events |
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 | THE PRETENDER October 12, 1967 Date of Jarod's video simulation in which he investigates the death of Marilyn Monroe. |

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| 1969 - 57 years ago |
| 5 | October 12, 1969  | FREQUENCY 2000 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 60s | Death Dates |
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 | FREQUENCY October 12, 1969 In the original timeline, Frank Sullivan dies in an Buxton Seeds warehouse fire. In the altered timeline, he survives. Also, Game 2 of the 1969 World Series. |

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| 1970 - 56 years ago |
| 6 | October 12, 1970  | TAPEHEADS 1988 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 70s | Events |
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 | TAPEHEADS October 12, 1970 The Swanky Modes perform their song You Hurt Me, Baby on the Ed Sullivan Show. |

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| 1973 - 53 years ago |
| 7 | October 12, 1973  | URBAN HARVEST 1995 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 70s | Headlines |
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 | CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST October 12, 1973 Date of a harvest moon, and the Oswego News newspaper headline: Four Murdered in Basement. |

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| 8 | October 12, 1973  | FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 70s | Events |
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 | FOR ALL MANKIND October 12, 1973 NASA established Jamestown base on the moon. |

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| 1979 - 47 years ago |
| 9 | October 12, 1979  | DEXTER: RESURRECTION 2025 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 70s | Birth Dates |
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 | DEXTER: RESURRECTION October 12, 1979 Moore Farming tractor salesman Ronald Schmidt born - one of the Ronald Schmidts that Dexter researches while searching for information on the serial killer known as the Dark Passenger. |

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| 10 | October 12, 1979  | FRINGE 2008 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 70s | Birth Dates |
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 | FRINGE October 12, 1979 Suspect Nick Lane born in Jacksonville, Florida. |

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| 11 | October 12, 1979  | OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE 2023 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 70s | Birth Dates |
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 | OPERATION FORTUNE: RUSE DE GUERRE October 12, 1979 John Welch born. |

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| 1980 - 46 years ago |
| 12 | October 12, 1980  | INSIDE MAN 2006 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Issued Dates |
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 | INSIDE MAN October 12, 1980 Date safe deposit box lock changed for Manhattan Trust Bank customer Vladimir Gurevich. |

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| 13 | October 12, 1980  | INSIDE MAN 2006 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Issued Dates |
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 | INSIDE MAN October 12, 1980 Date safe deposit box opened for Manhattan Trust Bank customer Bethann Ziggy. |

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| 1982 - 44 years ago |
| 14 | October 12, 1982  | DREAMSCAPE 1984 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events |
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 | DREAMSCAPE October 12, 1982 Race date listed on Alex Gardner's racing form for racehorse Crazy Lou. |

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| 1983 - 43 years ago |
| 15 | October 12, 1983  | TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE 1984 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events |
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 | TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE October 12, 1983 Date on the IOU on top of the stack of IOUs that rich and spiteful old man Gideon Hackles assembles for his annual Halloween event - offering trick-or-treaters the chance to search his house for their parents' IOUs, only to terrify them with animatronic ghosts. |

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| 1985 - 41 years ago |
| 16 | October 12, 1985  | WATCHMEN 2019 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events |
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 | WATCHMEN October 12, 1985 Date of a "meandering investigation" into the grisly murder of Edward Blake, a.k.a. The Comedian in Rorschach's Journal. |

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| 17 | October 12, 1985  | WATCHMEN 2024 Animated Film | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events |
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 | WATCHMEN October 12, 1985 Date of entry in Rorschach's Journal: Dog carcass in alley this morning, tire tread on burst stomach. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face. The streets are extended gutters, and the gutters are full of blood, and when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout, save us! And I'll look down and whisper, no. |

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| 18 | October 12, 1985  | WATCHMEN 1986 Comic Books | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Journal Entries |
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 | WATCHMEN October 12, 1985 Date of entry in Roschach's journal. |

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| 19 | October 12, 1985  | WATCHMEN 2009 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events |
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 | WATCHMEN October 12, 1985 Edward Blake thrown out of his apartment window. Rorschach investigates. "Rorschach's journal, October 12th, 1985. Dog carcass in alley this morning. Tire tread on burst stomach. This city's afraid of me. I've seen its true face. The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood. And when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up around their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout, 'Save us.' And I'll whisper, 'No.'" |

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| 20 | October 12, 1985  | WATCHMEN 1986 Comic Books | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events |
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 | WATCHMEN October 12, 1985 Jon is informed of Edward Blake's murder. |

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| 1988 - 38 years ago |
| 21 | October 12, 1988  | CAPTIVE STATE 2019 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Birth Dates |
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 | CAPTIVE STATE October 12, 1988 Birthdate of Isaac J. Rapkin, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program. |

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| 22 | October 12, 1988  | DONNIE DARKO 2001 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events |
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 | DONNIE DARKO October 12, 1988 Date of Middlesex Times Dispatch newspaper article about celebrity author and motivational speaker Jim Cunningham being found dead the day before on the fourteenth hole of the Sarasota Heights Country Club golf course. |

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| 23 | October 12, 1988 | FLOW MY TEARS, THE POLICEMAN SAID 1974 Literature | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events |
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 | FLOW MY TEARS, THE POLICEMAN SAID October 12, 1988 Jason Taverner wakes up in a dingy hotel in an alternate reality where not only is he not the host of the hour long music and variety program The Jason Taverner Show, he doesn't even exist. |
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| 1990 - 36 years ago |
| 24 | October 12, 1990  | DEXTER 2006 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 90s | Issued Dates |
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 | DEXTER October 12, 1990 Issued Date on Teegan Carley's Missouri Driver License. When Dexter searches the police database for information on Freebo's girlfriend Teegan, he finds 4 Teegans. |

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| 25 | October 12, 1990  | DEXTER 2006 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 90s | Issued Dates |
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 | DEXTER October 12, 1990 Issued Date on Teegan Dodd's Florida Driver License. When Dexter searches the police database for information on Freebo's girlfriend Teegan, he finds 4 Teegans. |

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| 26 | October 12, 1990  | WANDAVISION 2020 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 90s | Birth Dates |
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 | WANDAVISION October 12, 1990 Date of Birth on Isabel Matsueda's New Jersey driver license, also known as Dottie's assistant Beverly. |

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| 1991 - 35 years ago |
| 27 | October 12, 1991  | DEXTER 2006 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 90s | Issued Dates |
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 | DEXTER October 12, 1991 Issued Date on Teegan Haines' New York State Driver License. When Dexter searches the police database for information on Freebo's girlfriend Teegan, he finds 4 Teegans. The third one that comes up is Teegan Haines. |

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| 1992 - 34 years ago |
| 28 | October 12, 1992  | DEXTER 2006 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 90s | Birth Dates |
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 | DEXTER October 12, 1992 Date of Birth for Isabella Scannone, one of the hits for a partial fingerprint, reported missing in May 2012. |

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| 1996 - 30 years ago |
| 29 | October 12, 1996  | THE GAME 1997 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 90s | Events |
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 | THE GAME October 12, 1996 Date Conrad thinks is Nicholas Van Orton's 48th birthday. Conrad Van Orton: I found myself lying naked on a beach near Ibiza, and it clicked - October 12th. Nicky's birthday. Nicholas Van Orton: October 11th. Conrad Van Orton: Whatever. |

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| 30 | October 12, 1996  | THE PRETENDER 1996 TV Series | Dates | 20th Century: 90s | Death Dates |
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 | THE PRETENDER October 12, 1996 Pittsburgh firefighter Tamara Jane Copeland dies in a fire at the Tri-River Warehouse. |

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| 1998 - 28 years ago |
| 31 | October 12, 1998  | THE NEGOTIATOR 1998 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 90s | Events |
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 | THE NEGOTIATOR October 12, 1998 The night before Danny Roman's friend and colleague Nate Roenick was killed - Danny learns that Nate was going to see his informant. |

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| 1999 - 27 years ago |
| 32 | October 12, 1999  | FREQUENCY 2000 Film | Dates | 20th Century: 90s | Death Dates |
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 | FREQUENCY October 12, 1999 John Sullivan is inundated with new memories when his father survives the Buxton Seeds warehouse fire. Now, he dies ten years later of Cancer from smoking. |

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| 2002 - 24 years ago |
| 33 | October 12, 2002  | PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events |
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 | PERSON OF INTEREST October 12, 2002 Arrest Date on machine number and data broker Wayne Kruger's Palo Alto Police Department Booking & Property Report. |

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| 2004 - 22 years ago |
| 34 | October 12, 2004  | AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR 2004 Film | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events |
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 | AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR October 12, 2004 The Weyland expedition reaches the Razorback Point Whaling Station. |

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| 2005 - 21 years ago |
| 35 | October 12, 2005  | THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN 2005 Film | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events |
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 | THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN October 12, 2005 Andy and Trish's 10th date. |

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| 2006 - 20 years ago |
| 36 | October 12, 2006  | DEXTER 2006 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Issued Dates |
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 | DEXTER October 12, 2006 Issued Date on Freebo's girlfriend Teegan Campbell's Florida Driver License, as listed in her police record. However, the Issued Date on her actual Driver License is September 23, 1990, which is obviously incorrect in context with surrounding dates. |

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| 2007 - 19 years ago |
| 37 | October 12, 2007  | TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES 2008 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events |
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 | TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES October 12, 2007 Date entered on Chain of Custody for evidence in Andrew Goode's death - the programmer that builds a highly sophisticated AI chess computer. |


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| 2008 - 18 years ago |
| 38 | October 12, 2008  | DEXTER 2006 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events |
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 | DEXTER October 12, 2008 Reference date for Ellen Wolf in the hair and fiber search results query that Dexter runs for LaGuerta. |

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| 2009 - 17 years ago |
| 39 | October 12, 2009  | AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE BOOK OF LOVE 2009 Film | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events |
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 | AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE BOOK OF LOVE October 12, 2009 Date Due beside the name Tony De've'nni on one of the library cards in the Bible at East Great Falls High School. |

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| 40 | October 12, 2009  | DEXTER 2006 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Events |
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 | DEXTER October 12, 2009 Date of Email to Anton Briggs from The Sandpiper Hotel and Resort, offering him and his band a one month contract in their main lounge three nights a week for $1200 per night. |

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| 41 | October 12, 2009  | DEXTER 2006 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 00s | Expiration Dates |
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 | DEXTER October 12, 2009 Expiration Date on Teegan Dodd's Florida Driver License. When Dexter searches the police database for information on Freebo's girlfriend Teegan, he finds 4 Teegans. The first one that comes up is Teegan Dodd. |

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| 2010 - 16 years ago |
| 42 | October 12, 2010  | COMMUNITY 2009 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 10s | Events |
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 | COMMUNITY October 12, 2010 Britta described as "Gassy" on Abed's menstrual cycle chart. Aware that he has trouble reading people and says the wrong things sometimes, Abed notices fluctuating patterns and starts graphing them, inadvertently documenting the female study group members' menstrual cycles. |

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| 43 | October 12, 2010  | SMALLVILLE 2001 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 10s | Events |
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 | SMALLVILLE October 12, 2010 Date Modified of files that Carter and Clark find in the military's computer system. |

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| 2013 - 13 years ago |
| 44 | October 12, 2013  | LIMITLESS 2015 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 10s | Events |
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 | LIMITLESS October 12, 2013 Next Extension Review date on the file of one of the patients that was present at the New Springs Recovery Center at the same time as Agent Harris' father. |

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| 45 | October 12, 2013  | PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 10s | Events |
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 | PERSON OF INTEREST October 12, 2013 Patient Since date for Colin Sykes on machine number and certified hypnotherapist Hayden Price's Patient Records list. |

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| 2014 - 12 years ago |
| 46 | October 12, 2014  | CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 2010 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 10s | Events |
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 | CHILDRENS HOSPITAL October 12, 2014 Date of note on Chet's calendar: Pay gas bill "due". |

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| 2015 - 11 years ago |
| 47 | October 12, 2015  | MR. ROBOT 2015 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 10s | Events |
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 | MR. ROBOT October 12, 2015 Date of file Interview of Sunil Markesh in the FBI Sentinel case management system shown when Elliot uses Agent Dom DiPierro's account to log in. |

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| 2016 - 10 years ago |
| 48 | October 12, 2016  | PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 10s | Expiration Dates |
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 | PERSON OF INTEREST October 12, 2016 Expiration Date of antiviral medicine in Saint Teresa's Hospital's Network Inventory Database. |

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| 2022 - 4 years ago |
| 49 | October 12, 2022  | THE MADNESS 2024 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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 | THE MADNESS October 12, 2022 Date Modified for the Music directory on Mark Simon's laptop that his ex-wife Lucie investigates. |

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| 50 | October 12, 2022  | THE MADNESS 2024 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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 | THE MADNESS October 12, 2022 Date Modified for the SIMON HOME FURNISHINGS/P&L REPORTS/REVITALIZE (ALL)/COMMS/MAGNUSSON/Audio_Recording_027.wav file on Mark Simon's laptop that his ex-wife Lucie investigates. |

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| 51 | October 12, 2022  | NIGHT COURT 2023 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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 | NIGHT COURT October 12, 2022 Date that Maggie, Olivia's stenographer stalker, mentions when Olivia tries to get out of weekend plans with her with the excuse that she has her cousin's baby shower: No, you don't. On October 8th, I asked if you had anything planned this weekend, and you said it was your cousin's baby shower. But then, on the 12th, you said it moved to my birthday when I invited you to Medieval Times. So that means that this weekend, you are all mine. Girls trip! Bus leaves at 5am. |

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| 52 | October 12, 2022  | WANDAVISION 2020 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Expiration Dates |
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 | WANDAVISION October 12, 2022 Expiration Date on Isabel Matsueda's New Jersey driver license, also known as Dottie's assistant Beverly. |

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| 2023 - 3 years ago |
| 53 | October 12, 2023  | THE KILLER'S GAME 2024 Film | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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 | THE KILLER'S GAME October 12, 2023 Hitman Joe Flood is diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), and given 3 months to live. |

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| 54 | October 12, 2023  | THE MADNESS 2024 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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 | THE MADNESS October 12, 2023 Date Modified for the SIMON HOME FURNISHINGS/P&L REPORTS/REVITALIZE (ALL)/COMMS/MAGNUSSON/Audio_Recording_070.wav file on Mark Simon's laptop that his ex-wife Lucie investigates. |

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| 2025 - 1 years ago |
| 55 | October 12, 2025  | BLACK MIRROR 2011 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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 | BLACK MIRROR October 12, 2025 Date of crossed out note on Mike and Amanda's calendar. |

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| 2026 - This year - Today! |
| 56 | October 12, 2026  | THE TERROR 2018 TV Series | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events |
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 | THE TERROR October 12, 2026 A new patient arrives at the New Hyde Hospital. |

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| Year Unknown |
| 57 | October 12  | THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU 2004 Film | Dates | No Year | Journal Entries |
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 | THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU October 12 Entry in the logbook of the Belafonte by Capt. Zissou: "Esteban and I explore the blue reefs beyond the peninsula. Fluorescent snapper unexpectedly appear in the shallows - extremely rare at this depth." Steve Zissou: Encounter with highly abnormal shark-like fish, ten meters in length, unfamiliar dorsal features, spots all over it. I shot it dorsally with a homing dart. Esteban was eaten. |

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| 58 | October 12  | THE TIME MACHINE 1960 Film | Dates | No Year | Events |
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 | THE TIME MACHINE October 12 George Wells ventures far into the future, to October 12, 80,271, where he meets Weena, her peaceful people the Eloi and the hideous-looking Morlocks. |

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