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This Day in History Class

Robert Williams becomes the first human to be killed by a robot - January 25th, 1979

This Day in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.3913 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

On this day in 1979, Robert Williams, an assembly line worker at a Ford casting plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, was killed on the job by a robotic arm.

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In 1980, while El Salvador sat on the brink of war, one man held together the fragile peace,

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Archbishop Oscar Romero.

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and a million more displaced around the world.

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