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February 16, 1968: The First 911 Call Made – Haleyville, Alabama

Haleyville 911 1968 – Haleyville, Alabama. The first 911 call in the US is officially used – 35 days after AT&T implements the emergency call number. Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite placed...

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March 3, 1972: Pioneer 10 Launched

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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July 14, 1995: Microsoft Announces Windows 95

Microsoft 1995 – After 15 million lines and 3 years of programming,Microsoft announces Windows 95 (a.k.a. Chicago) was deemed “Golden“.That meant Microsoft could not make any more fixes or adjustments...

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July 23, 1886: First Car Ever

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: 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, 1982: Pac-Man vs. K.C. Munchkin for Odyssey2

March 3rd, 1982 K.C. Munchkin was deemed too much like Pac-Man 1982 – a popular game for the Odyssey2 system was called K.C. Munchkin. However, this game looked a little too much like Pac-Man. A...

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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, 1990: Chicago Raid of PHRACK, Knight Lightning

Craig Neidorf 1990 – The Chicago Task raids the home of Craig Neidorf – A.K.A. Knight Lightning. The group, along with Bellsouth, are looking for information on an article published in the hacker rag...

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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 Launched

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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January 18, 1990: Chicago Raid of PHRACK, Knight Lightning

Craig Neidorf 1990 – The Chicago Task raids the home of Craig Neidorf – A.K.A. Knight Lightning. The group, along with Bellsouth, are looking for information on an article published in the hacker rag...

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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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