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UAlbany film studies helps produce “First Lady of the Confederacy”
By Nicole Wallack Web Editor artsent.asp@gmail.com March 3, 2015 The name Jefferson Davis conjures up images of the Civil War. The president of the Confederacy invokes images of years of terrible bloody battles where brothers fought brothers and the country was torn apart. The name Varina Howell Davis on the other hand, does not elicit…
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First Saturn 1B Rocket Launch
February 26, 1966 The first Saturn 1B rocket is launched from Cape Canaveral. The Saturn 1B was primarily used for testing the Apollo spacecraft while the larger Saturn V rocket that was necessary for travel to the Moon was being developed. Later, after completion of the Moon landing program, The Saturn 1B was used for…
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First Fly-By of Uranus
February 24, 1986 Voyager 2 performs the first fly-by of the planet Uranus. Voyager 2 still is transmitting data to this day, and a Twitter feed reports on its progress. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First Mobile Phone Virus
February 23, 2005 The discovery of the first mobile phone virus, Cabir, is accounced. Specifically, Cabir is a worm which infects phones running the Symbian OS. Whenever an infected phone is activated, the message “Caribe” is displayed. Infected phones also attempts to spread the virus through Bluetooth signals. Previous post: Radio Gets Controlled This Day…
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First Internet Only Bank
February 22, 1999 The First Internet Bank of Indiana opens, becoming the first full-service bank accessible only through the Internet. Who knew it would take a couple of hoosiers to start the first Internet bank? Previous post: Dolly Unveiled This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First Telephone Book Published
February 21, 1878 The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut by the New Haven Telephone Company. It lists twenty-one names. You probably have at least twice as many names in your cell phone today! Previous post: First Burglar Alarm Installed This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in…
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First Flight of Space Shuttle – Just Not Into Space
February 18, 1977 The first Space Shuttle orbiter, the Enterprise, embarks on its maiden flight in “captive mode,” attached to the top of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The flight is the first of five captive flights before the orbiter is finally released to land on its own. The nine month test program is conducted…
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First Modern GPS Satellite Launches
February 14, 1989 The first of 24 Block-II GPS satellites was launched. Block-II were the first modern GPS satellites that form the modern GPS system we know today. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First Victoria’s Secret Webcast
February 5, 1999 Victoria’s Secret holds their first annual online fashion show. The event attracts 1.5 million visitors. While the technology was no where near as advanced as it was today, it was considered the first major successful webcast. Previous post: Apollo 14 Lands on Moon This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by…
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Maine hands WBB first conference loss
By Aaron Cheris Sports Editor sports.asp@gmail.com Feb. 3, 2015 Over the past few years, the University at Albany women’s basketball team has dominated the America East, winning the past three conference championships. Earlier this season, the Great Danes edged the University of Maine 49-43 in Bangor, M.E. on Jan. 3. In the…