1856 – Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan, Lika, Croatia, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father was a Serbian Orthodox Priest and his mother an inventor of household appliances.
1962 – Telstar Satellite Launched
Trans-Atlantic television and
other communications became a reality as the Telstar communications satellite
was launched. A product of AT&T Bell Laboratories, the satellite was the
first orbiting international communications satellite that sent information to
tracking stations on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Initial enthusiasm for
making phone calls via the satellite waned after users realized there was a
half-second delay as a result of the 25,000-mile transmission path.
1981 – Black Wednesday to Apple
No, this isn’t a case of the
office and this is not how Michael Scott (Steve Carell) leaves the show…
In a
case that was referred as “Black Wednesday”, CEO Michael Scott felt that there
was a lot of redundancy. Therefore he decided to fire 40 employees, including
half of the Apple II engineering team. The move caused Apple to replace Scott
almost immediately. On July 10, 1981, Scott officially resigned from Apple
stating that this was a “Learning experience” for him.
1990 –
The Electronic Frontier Foundation was formally
founded, immediately coming to the aid of Steve Jackson Games, who’s BBS had
been seized by the Secret Service.
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