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Apollo and Soyuz Dock
July 17, 1975 Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 successfully dock in orbit and the astronauts and cosmonauts shake hands. This marks the first time in history that spacecraft of two nations dock in space. Apollo and Soyuz Dock is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by…
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Apollo 11 Heads for the Moon
July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, on the way to becoming the first space mission to land men on the Moon. Apollo 11 Heads for the Moon is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Nintendo Releases Famicom
July 15, 1983 Nintendo releases their Famicom system, short for “Family Computer,” in Japan. The Famicom would be slightly modified with a copy protection system, a redesigned chassis, a front loading cartridge mechanism, and released in North America just over two years later as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Famicom/NES system would become one…
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First Mars Fly-By
July 14, 1965 NASA’s Mariner 4 becomes the first spacecraft to perform a successful fly-by of Mars and the first to send back photographs of another planet from deep space. The photographs are the first showing details of Mars’ surface including extensive cratering. First Mars Fly-By is original content of This Day in Tech History.…
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Code Red Worms its Way into the Internet
July 13, 2001 The Code Red worm is released onto the Internet. Targeting Microsoft’s IIS web server, Code Red had a significant effect on the Internet due to the speed and efficiency of its spread. Much of this was due to the fact that IIS was often enabled by default on many installations of Windows NT…
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Not-So Final Fantasy
July 12, 1990 Nintendo releases the original Final Fantasy video game for its Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. One of the most successful role-playing games for the NES, Final Fantasy helped to popularize the genre and has gone on to spawn one of the most well-known RPG franchises in history. Ironically, the game’s creator, Hironobu…
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Skylab Reentry
July 11, 1979 The first American space station, Skylab, reenters the Earth’s atmosphere and burns up after plans for keeping it in orbit fail to materialize. Fragments of Skylab fell around Perth, Australia, killing one cow. Skylab Reentry is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided…
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First International Communications Satellite
July 10, 1962 The world’s first international communications satellite, Telstar I, is launched into orbit. A collaboration between the US, Britain, and France, Telstar I introduced the world to trans-Atlantic video feeds and ushered in a new era of communication. First International Communications Satellite is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day…
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Gil Amelio Ousted from Apple
July 9, 1997 Apple Computer announces the resignation of Gil Amelio as CEO. Having been ousted by the board of directors, Amelio’s departure paved the way for Steve Jobs to re-take the helm of Apple. Ironically, it was Amelio who brought Jobs back into the fold of Apple by purchasing Jobs’ company NeXT to use…
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Control Data Corporation Founded
July 8, 1957 Control Data Corporation, an early pioneer in the field of supercomputers, is incorporated. CDC’s most notable employee was Seymour Cray, who during the 1960’s developed for CDC the fastest computers in the world at the time. However, in 1972 Seymour Cray left CDC to form his own company, Cray Research, which then…