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May 17, 1902: The Antikythera mechanism
1902 The Antikythera mechanism was found off the coast of Greece. They only found a part of it, and wasnt really sure what it did. Eventually, this device was declared to be the oldest known analog
September 26, 1914: FTC Established
1914 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is formed to regulate business in the US. President Wilson issued this to Trust bust. The FTC is controlled by a 5 member panel that serve in 7 year terms.
September 20, 1954: FORTRAN Code Run for First Time
1954 Fortranis a blend from theIBM Mathematical Formula Translating System that started as the assembly language for the IBM 704. Ageneral-purpose,proceduralprogramming language that is suited
January 31, 1984: Apple Reorganizes
1984 Apple announced they would split up the Cupertino based company into three divisions Apple II (handling all Apple III computers as well), the Apple 32 division (Lisa, and new Macintosh line o
January 30, 2004: Gateway Acquires eMachines
Gateway computer makes a bold move and purchases rival eMachines for 50 million shares of Gateway common stock and $30 million in cash. eMachines was a company founded by Lap Shun Hui along with South Korean companies Korea Data Systems, and TriGem.
January 29, 2014: Google Sells Motorola Mobility
Google owned Motorola Mobility for only 2 years before deciding to sell it off. They chose to sell to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. A major change in the $12.5 billion acquisition they made in 2011. But of course that was after Google striped the company d...
January 28, 1984: Tim McVey Day
1984 One billion points on one quarter. That was the reason for Tim McVey Day. At the Twin Galaxies arcade back on January 17th, Tim scored 1,000,042,270 points on one quarter to the game Nibbler
January 27, 2006: Western Union discontinued Telegram and Commercial Messaging services
2006 Founded in 1851, Western Union was responsible for getting the important messages from point A to B. Whether through telegram or commercial messaging, Western Union was synonymous with the servi
January 26, 2006: Grand Theft Auto Lawsuit: Hot Coffee
2006 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was a game that changed perception of the industry. The grit and cruelty of the GTA franchise has not only brought controversy, its also brought the fans. One bit
January 25, 1881: The Oriental Telephone Company
1881 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison establish theOriental Telephone Company of New York and the Angle-Indian Telephone Company Ltd. These companies were licensed to sell telephones in oth