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Dec 7, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day December 7 1984 – 2010: The Year We Make Contact Premiered in Theaters.

On this day December 7 1984 2010: The Year We Make Contact premiered in theaters and continued the science fiction story first introduced in the earlier landmark film. The movie followed a joint American and Soviet mission sent to investigate the mysterious events surrounding the abandoned spacecraft near Jupiter. Its focus on discovery, cooperation, and tension reflected both scientific curiosity and the real world...

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