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First TV Station West of Mississippi
January 22, 1947 KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California. Bob Hope emceed the inaugural broadcast. A total of 322 televisions are in the Los Angeles viewing area. First TV Station West of Mississippi is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in…
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Discovery Docks with International Space Station
May 29, 1999 The Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station (ISS). Discovery Docks with International Space Station 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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Space Station Mir is Launched
February 20, 1986 The Soviet Union launches the core module of the Mir space station. The core module will provide living quarters for the cosmonauts, including a galley, cooking elements, storage, individual crew cabins and personal hygiene area. Five additional modules will be launched between March 1987 and April 1996. Space Station Mir is Launched…
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First UHF TV Station
December 29, 1949 Station KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule. How many of you are wondering what UHF TV is? Raise your hands … don’t be shy! Set up as a working experiment by RCA and NBC, the station was used to test…
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First Crew to International Space Station
October 31, 2000 Russia launches Soyuz TM-31, carrying the first crew to the International Space Station. The ISS has been continuously manned since this first mission. First Crew to International Space Station 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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Discovery Docks with International Space Station
May 29, 1999 The Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station (ISS). Discovery Docks with International Space Station 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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Space Station Mir is Launched
February 20, 1986 The Soviet Union launches the core module of the Mir space station. The core module will provide living quarters for the cosmonauts, including a galley, cooking elements, storage, individual crew cabins and personal hygiene area. Five additional modules will be launched between March 1987 and April 1996. The post Space Station Mir…
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Discovery Docks with International Space Station
May 29, 1999 The Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station (ISS). The post Discovery Docks with International Space Station appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First UHF TV Station
December 29, 1949 Station KC2XAK of Bridgeport, Connecticut becomes the first Ultra high frequency (UHF) television station to operate a daily schedule. How many of you are wondering what UHF TV is? Raise your hands … don’t be shy! Set up as a working experiment by RCA and NBC, the station was used to test…
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Space Station Mir is Launched
February 20, 1986 The Soviet Union launches the core module of the Mir space station. The core module will provide living quarters for the cosmonauts, including a galley, cooking elements, storage, individual crew cabins and personal hygiene area. Five additional modules will be launched between March 1987 and April 1996. This Day in Tech History…