In 1923, Chuck Yeager was born. On October 14th, 1947 he became the first person to attain supersonic flight when he flew the Bell XS-1 (named Glamorous Glennis) past the sound barrier. Learn more at http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/jet%20age/top%20speed.htm In 1980, Apollo Computer Inc. was incorporated. Apollo made […]
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In 1998, Intel unveiled its first graphics chip, the Intel i740. Many industry analysts predicted that the i740 would be a fixture in the PC graphics world. Competitors, however, quickly released chips that outperformed the i740. Intel had to sell the chip at fairly low
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In 1847, Thomas Alva Edison was born. Edison was the most prolific inventor in American history. He amassed over 1,000 patents covering a wide range of fields, including telecommunications, electric power, sound recording, motion pictures, primary and storage batteries, and mining and cement technology. Learn
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In 1996, IBM’s Deep Blue defeated chess champ Gary Kasparov. This victory marked the first time that a current world champion had ever been beaten by a computer opponent under normal tournament conditions. Kasparov had easily defeated Deep Blue’s predecessor, Deep Thought, two years earlier.
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In 1870, the United States Weather Bureau was authorized by Congress. The weather bureau is officially known as the National Weather Service (NWS) and is a department of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Learn more at http://www.history.noaa.gov/noaa.htm
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As February 24th, the birthday of Steve Jobs, approaches, EaseUS is giving away 1,000 pieces of CleanGenius Pro to commemorate Steve. CleanGenius Pro allows you to fast scan and clean your Mac in seconds, completely uninstall unwanted applications, show available disk space in the menu
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In 1924, John Joseph Carty of the Bell Telephone System spoke in Chicago, IL. His speech was carried across the nation on the first coast-to-coast radio hookup. An estimated fifty million people heard the speech. Read more about John Carty at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Carty
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In 1984, U.S. astronaut Bruce McCandless made the first untethered space walk. Bruce McCandless helped to develop the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), a rocket-propelled backpack that was worn by an astronaut during shuttle spacewalks. During STS-41-B, aboard the Challenger space shuttle as a Mission Specialist,
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In 1923, Edward E. Barnard, discoverer of Jupiter’s fifth moon, died at age 65. Jupiter’s moon, Amalthea, was the last satellite to be found without a photographic aid. He also discovered a nearby star that now bears his name, Bernard’s Star (shown here). Learn more
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My iPhone battery never seemed to last long enough. I heard about cases that had a reserve battery built into them but was leery about the additional weight. I had also tried the standard things to conserve battery life (turn off Notifications and Location Services,
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In 1971, Apollo 14 Commander Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the fifth human to walk on the Moon. He and astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell explored the lunar surface. An innovation that allowed an increase in the range of lunar surface exploration and the amount of
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In 2010, Yahoo! sold HotJobs to Monster.com for a reported $225 million. Part of the deal included a provision that installs Monster as the exclusive provider of job ads on Yahoo’s home page for three years in the U.S. and Canada. Read more at http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10447082-265.html/a>
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In 1966, Soviet Luna 9 accomplished the first soft landing on the Moon. Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to achieve a lunar soft landing and to transmit photographic data from the Moon’s surface to Earth, preceding the U.S. Surveyor 1 soft lander by about
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