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First Bridge Over the Mississippi River
January 23, 1855 The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge. First Bridge Over the Mississippi River is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech…
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AT&T Takes Over Bell System
December 30, 1899 American Bell, at the time parent corporation of the AT&T company, reorganizes and transfers its assets into AT&T. American Bell was incorporated in Massachusetts and AT&T was incorporated in New York. Massachusetts corporate laws would have limited the growth of American Bell so by reorganizing, AT&T could bypass Massachusetts law by becoming…
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Apple Sues over QuickTime
December 6, 1994 Apple sues the San Francisco Canyon Company alleging they helped Intel and Microsoft steal code developed under contract for QuickTime for Windows. Apple first released QuickTime for the Macintosh in December 1991 and then contracted the San Francisco Canyon Company to port QuickTime to Windows in 1992. Microsoft’s competing Video for Windows…
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First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires
October 9, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson demonstrate the first two-way phone call over outdoor wires. Bell and Watson made their call between the cities of Boston and Cambridge. First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by…
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Apple Sues over QuickTime
December 6, 1994 Apple sues the San Francisco Canyon Company alleging they helped Intel and Microsoft steal code developed under contract for QuickTime for Windows. Apple first released QuickTime for the Macintosh in December 1991 and then contracted the San Francisco Canyon Company to port QuickTime to Windows in 1992. Microsoft’s competing Video for Windows…
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First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires
October 9, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson demonstrate the first two-way phone call over outdoor wires. Bell and Watson made their call between the cities of Boston and Cambridge. The post First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided…
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Apple Sues over QuickTime
December 6, 1994 Apple sues the San Francisco Canyon Company alleging they helped Intel and Microsoft steal code developed under contract for QuickTime for Windows. Apple first released QuickTime for the Macintosh in December 1991 and then contracted the San Francisco Canyon Company to port QuickTime to Windows in 1992. Microsoft’s competing Video for Windows…
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First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires
October 9, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson demonstrate the first two-way phone call over outdoor wires. Bell and Watson made their call between the cities of Boston and Cambridge. The post First Phone Call Over Outdoor Wires appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided…
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AT&T Takes Over Bell System
December 30, 1899 American Bell, at the time parent corporation of the AT&T company, reorganizes and transfers its assets into AT&T. American Bell was incorporated in Massachusetts and AT&T was incorporated in New York. Massachusetts corporate laws would have limited the growth of American Bell so by reorganizing, AT&T could bypass Massachusetts law by becaming…
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Baseball walks off to take series over Hartford
By Aaron Cheris Sports Editor sports.asp@gmail.com April 6, 2015 Photo by UAlbany Athletics. Will Miller scored UAlbany’s first run on Monday. Time and time again on Monday afternoon at Varsity Field, the University at Albany baseball team squandered opportunities to score with men in scoring position. In the bottom of the 10th inning, the Great…