1914 – First Transcontinental Phone Call
The first
test call is made on the newly completed transcontinental telephone line,
taking place between New York and San Francisco. The last pole was erected and
the line completed two days earlier on July 27th, but commercial
service did not start until January 25th of the next year. The sixth
month delay was due to AR&T wish to publicize the service in conjunction
with San Francisco’s 1915 World Fair.
1947 – ENIAC was switched on after being
transferred to the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. It operated continuously
until October 2 1955.
1951 – A recording was made of Beethoven’s 9th
by EMI that eventually became used to justify the diameter of the CD.
1958 – President Eisenhower signed the
National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
1996 – Mpath Interactive Acquires Catapult Entertainment
In an
example of the fast-growing Internet software industry, Mpath Interactive
acquired Catapult Entertainment Inc. in an effort to establish itself in the
online video game business. Neither company had been in business for more than
a few years, nor had the online game industry, which has taken off with the
availability of software to network computers so users can compete against each
other in video games across wide distances.
2009 – Yahoo Search Sold to Microsoft
We dealt
with the big buyout bid fight between Microsoft and Yahoo back in 205. Of
course, the outcome was that Yahoo’s CEO Jerry Yang stepped down and Carol
Bartz took the reigns. However, Carol did make a bold move in 2009 as she
agreed to deal with Steve Ballmer. Microsoft would get Yahoo Search engine
technologies and create a search engine for Yahoo. In return, Yahoo would
handle advertising for premium search advertisers. This was ten year deal.
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