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Apple Debuts Retail Stores
May 19, 2001 Apple Computer opens the first two locations of their new retail stores in McLean, Virginia and Washington, D.C. In the first weekend of opening, the stores will attract 7,700 shoppers and will sell a combined $ 599,000. While ridiculed by many technology “experts” at the time, the Apple Stores have been insanely successful and…
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Video Killed the Radio Star; MTV Debuts
August 1, 1981 MTV, presumably standing for “Music Television”, launches on cable TV. As most people know, after the introduction sequence, the first video played was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles. However, a bit of trivia is that the second song played was “You Better Run” by Pat Benatar. MTV had an…