1876 – Bell Receives Patent
for Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell received a US patent
for an “Improvement in Telegraphy” (No.174, 465) which established the
principle of bidirectional signals that made the telephone possible.
1926 – The first successful Transatlantic
telephone call was placed between New York City and London. Transatlantic
service began the following hear at $75 a minute.
1994 – The Supreme Court found that 2 Live
Crew’s parody of Roy Orbison’s “Oh Pretty Woman” was fair use, and not a
violation of copyright, thus ensuring the future of The Onion.
1996 – Pluto Photos Released
Even though Pluto was first seen in 1930, we
didn’t have the ability to take a decent picture of the furthest planet... er...
dwarf planet… er… dang you Neil deGrasse Tyson!!!). The Hubble telescope
finally was powerful enough to take photos of Pluto’s surface. They spent over
6 days taking snapshots and learning all about this distant neighbor.
Astronomers found that Pluto had a complex surface, just
like Earth. Many basins and craters were discovered during that six day photo
session.
1997 – First Internet Entry to
Win Neologism Contest
For the first time ever, and internet entry
wins Bob Levey’s Washington post neologism contest. Contestants were charged
with creating a new word to describe a negative reaction to Washington. Scott
Burroughs’ suggestion, sqwashington, arrived 11 minutes before an identical
entry.
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