History: July 4 (#3)

History: July 4 (#3)
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July 4, 2012 The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.

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On July 4, in the year 2012: The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. The Higgs boson, sometimes called the Higgs particle, is an elementary particle in the Standard Model of particle physics produced by the quantum excitation of the Higgs field, one of the fields in particle physics theory.

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Why July 4, 2012 matters: The discovery of particles cons istent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: July 4, 2012 The 21st century has already seen profound shifts: the digital revo lution has connected billions while reshaping politics and culture; climate change has emerged as a defining crisis; and new powers have risen to challenge the world order that followed the Cold War. The event on this day: The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)