1850 – San Jose was
incorporated as one of the first cities in California and was the site of the
first state capital. It would lose the capital to Vallejo in 1852 but
eventually become the center of Silicon Valley and the de facto capital of the
technology world.
1884 – The first successful
long-distance telephone conversation took place. Bell and Watson experimented
with a line of two twelve gauge hard-drawn copper wires connecting Boston and
New York City. The line worked for about ninety minutes before finally falling.
1899 – Guglielmo Marconi
made the first wireless transmission from France to England. A message was sent
32 miles from Wimereaux near Boulogne, France, to the South Foreland lighthouse
near Dover, England. This became an important alternative to laying undersea
cables for telegraphy.
1976 – 20-Year Old Bill Gates Gives Address
Bill Gates gives the opening address at the First Annual World Altair
Computer Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gates was still a student at
Harvard but along with Paul Allen helped develop the version of the BASIC
language sold with the Altair computer.
1982 – Pac-Man Fever Hits #9
Recorded in 1981, the song Pac-Man fever was a song by (Jerry) Buckner
& (Gary) Garcia. Each song on the album was about a different video game
and was released via album, cassette, 8-track and later via CD. The song is a
parody of “Cat Scratch Fever” by Ted Nugent.
The song itself hit the Billboard Hot 100
list at #9. Pac-Man fever earned a gold certification by the RIAA.
The duo had a mini-hit with the song “Do
the Donkey Kong”.
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