Day in Tech History

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September 26, 1914: FTC Established
September 25, 2023

1914 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is formed to regulate business in the US. President Wilson issued this to Trust bust. The FTC is controlled by a 5 member panel that serve in 7 year terms.

September 20, 1954: FORTRAN Code Run for First Time
September 19, 2023

1954 Fortranis a blend from theIBM Mathematical Formula Translating System that started as the assembly language for the IBM 704. Ageneral-purpose,proceduralprogramming language that is suited

January 31, 1984: Apple Reorganizes
January 30, 2020

1984 Apple announced they would split up the Cupertino based company into three divisions Apple II (handling all Apple III computers as well), the Apple 32 division (Lisa, and new Macintosh line o

January 30, 2004: Gateway Acquires eMachines
January 29, 2020

Gateway computer makes a bold move and purchases rival eMachines for 50 million shares of Gateway common stock and $30 million in cash. eMachines was a company founded by Lap Shun Hui along with South Korean companies Korea Data Systems, and TriGem.

January 29, 2014: Google Sells Motorola Mobility
January 28, 2020

Google owned Motorola Mobility for only 2 years before deciding to sell it off. They chose to sell to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. A major change in the $12.5 billion acquisition they made in 2011. But of course that was after Google striped the company d...

January 28, 1984: Tim McVey Day
January 27, 2020

1984 One billion points on one quarter. That was the reason for Tim McVey Day. At the Twin Galaxies arcade back on January 17th, Tim scored 1,000,042,270 points on one quarter to the game Nibbler

January 27, 2006: Western Union discontinued Telegram and Commercial Messaging services
January 26, 2020

2006 Founded in 1851, Western Union was responsible for getting the important messages from point A to B. Whether through telegram or commercial messaging, Western Union was synonymous with the servi

January 26, 2006: Grand Theft Auto Lawsuit: Hot Coffee
January 25, 2020

2006 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was a game that changed perception of the industry. The grit and cruelty of the GTA franchise has not only brought controversy, its also brought the fans. One bit

January 25, 1881: The Oriental Telephone Company
January 24, 2020

1881 Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison establish theOriental Telephone Company of New York and the Angle-Indian Telephone Company Ltd. These companies were licensed to sell telephones in oth

January 24, 1948: IBM Dedicated Poppa in New York City
January 23, 2020

1948 At IBM world headquarters, IBM dedicated the Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC). The machine otherwise known as Poppa was the first computer to combine electronic computation w