While it was not the first space telescope, it is one of the largest and most versatile, renowned both as a vital research tool and as a public relations boon for astronomy.
The United States launches the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit Read more
Since its debut, 640 episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast. It is the longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series in terms of seasons and number of episodes.
“The Simpsons” debuts Read more
The Compact of Free Association is an international agreement establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island nations.
The original Macintosh was the first mass-market personal computer that featured a graphical user interface, built-in screen and mouse.
Steve Jobs introduces the first Macintosh computer Read more
Stereolithography is a form of 3D printing technology used for creating models, prototypes, patterns, and production parts in a layer by layer fashion using photopolymerization.
Chuck Hull invents stereolithography Read more
The critically acclaimed album sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards and broke down racial barriers on radio and television networks like MTV.
Michael Jackson releases “Thriller”, one of the highest selling albums of all time Read more
MS-DOS was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s and the early 1990s.
IBM releases Microsoft’s MS-DOS Read more
The world’s first wind farm stood on the north side of Crotched Mountain in southern New Hampshire, on land owned by the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, a hospital and school that serves individuals with disabilities and their families. It consisted of 20 30kW turbines – quite small by standards of the 2020s.
U.S. Windpower installs the world’s first wind farm in New Hampshire Read more
On January 21, 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter grants an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men who evaded the draft during the Vietnam War.
U.S. President Jimmy Carter pardons all Vietnam War draft dodgers Read more
The Altair 8800 is a microcomputer designed in 1974 by MITS and based on the Intel 8080 CPU. Interest grew quickly after it was featured on the cover of the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics.
The Altair 8800 sparks the microcomputer revolution Read more
