1876 – Thomas Edison received a US patent for a mimeograph, which combined with an invention by A.B. Dick led to the first widely successful mimeograph machine.
1908 – For the first time in public, Wilbur Wright showed off the Wright Brothers’ flying machine at the racecourse in Le Mans, France. French doubts about the Wright Brothers’ claim to flight were put to rest for the time being.
1980 – Project Chess Gets Approval
The Project Chess team at IBM shows a prototype microcomputer to their corporate management. Management gives approval for the team to build an operational computer within a one year deadline to compete in the rapidly emerging personal computer market, one year and 4 days later, the IBM PC is introduced to the world and the rest is history.
Netscape Communication Corp. goes public after generating revenues of $6.6 million in the previous 12 months. Shares jumped from $28 to $75 before closing at $58 the first day. Netscape was co-founded by Marc Andreessen who had earlier written the MOSAIC web browser while a student at the University of Illinois.
2007 – Barbara Morgan became the first educator to safely reach space on the US. Space Shuttle Endeavour.
2008 - $1000 Apple iPhone Application
Apple has always controlled it’s products – The Application store is no different. This might be a great case why. An application was put into the store – Called the $1000 app. It did cost $1000, which means after Apple’s 30%, the developer received $700 per purchase. The application simply showed a ruby. Apple took the app down quick, but not after the application was purchased 8 times. Keep in mind there ARE application that cost upwards to $1,000.
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