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July 14, 2011: Spotify Comes to the US

July 14, 2011: Spotify comes to the US 2011 – The US waited for this Swedish music streaming service, and on this day, we got it. Founded in 2006, Spotify announced after exhaustive negotiation with...

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July 23, 1886: First Car Ever,1903: First Model A Seventeen Years Later

Gottlieb Daimler Car Back in 1886, Gottlieb Daimler gets into his new invention. It looks like a horse-drawn buggy, but it has a one cylinder 1.1 HP engine mounted in the back seat. The first car got...

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April 6, 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey

April 6, 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey releases to theaters 1968 – 2001: A Space Odyssey actually premiered in Washington DC on April 2nd, New York and Los Angles on April 4th. It was April 6th that was...

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January 18, 1983: Franklin Ace 1200

Franklin Ace 1200 1983 – During the CP/M Show, Franklin Electronic Publichers revealed the Franklin Ace 1200 computer. The main feature of this computer (like the other Franklin computers before) was...

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February 16, 1978: First Bulletin Board System (aka CBBS)

February 16, 1979: First BBS Created 1978 – The first computer bulletin board system was created in Chicago, Illinois by Ward Christensen and Randy Suess. The Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS)...

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March 3, 1972: Pioneer 10 Launches

Pioneer 10 1972 – NASA launched the Pioneer 10 (a.k.a. Pioneer F) from Cape Canaveral, FL. This was the first spacecraft to traverse an astroid belt. The craft collected the environmental information...

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April 6, 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey

April 6, 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey releases to theaters 1968 – 2001: A Space Odyssey actually premiered in Washington DC on April 2nd, New York and Los Angles on April 4th. It was April 6th that was...

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July 14, 2011: Spotify Comes to the US

July 14, 2011: Spotify comes to the US 2011 – The US waited for this Swedish music streaming service, and on this day, we got it. Founded in 2006, Spotify announced after exhaustive negotiation with...

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July 23, 1886: First Car Ever,1903: First Model A Seventeen Years Later

Gottlieb Daimler Car Back in 1886, Gottlieb Daimler gets into his new invention. It looks like a horse-drawn buggy, but it has a one cylinder 1.1 HP engine mounted in the back seat. The first car got...

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January 18, 1983: The Franklin Ace 1200 PC

Franklin Ace 1200 1983 – During the CP/M Show, Franklin Electronic Publichers revealed the Franklin Ace 1200 computer. The main feature of this computer (like the other Franklin computers before) was...

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