In 1966
, NASA’s first lunar orbiter, Lunar Orbiter I, was launched. Its mission was to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Apollo and Surveyor missions. Learn more at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-073A.

In 1999, 
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) introduced the Athlon line of processors. According to AMD, the processors, featuring Enhanced 3DNow! technology, were ‘the fastest, most powerful engines for x86 computing’. Sold in 1,000-unit quantities, the processors ranged in price from $249 for the 500MHz processor

In 1876, Thomas Edison received a patent for his mimeograph. Albert Blake Dick coined the term ‘mimeograph’ when he licensed Edison’s patents in 1887. The term eventually became generic. Learn more at http://www.redorbit.com/education/reference_library/technology_1/inventions/2583628/mimeograph/.

In 1955, 
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the forerunner of Sony, launched its first line of transistor radios. The radio used transistor technology developed by Bell Laboratories. The transistor radio was a game changer for what would become Sony. Learn more at http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php?itemid=918&catid=24&subcatid=157#05. In 2000, 
Palm introduced

In 1935, 
American physicist William Coolidge was granted a patent for the cathode ray tube. The development of electronic television systems was based on the development of the cathode ray tube (CRT), more commonly known as the picture tube. Learn more about CRTs at http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/CathodeRayTube.htm