ARPANET was an early packet-switching network and the first network to implement the protocol suite TCP/IP. Both technologies became the technical foundation of the Internet.
ARPANET is first deployed via UCLA, SRI, UCSB, and The University of Utah Read more
After the astronauts returned safely to Earth, another five NASA crewed lunar missions followed in their footsteps. The last, Apollo 17, landed on December 14 1972.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the moon Read more
American inventor James T. Russell has been credited with inventing the first system to record digital information on an optical transparent foil that is lit from behind by a high-power halogen lamp.
James T. Russell invents precursor to laser discs Read more
Vinson Massif is a large mountain massif and the highest peak in Antarctica.
Nicholas Clinch of the United States becomes the first to summit Vinson Massif Read more
As HUD’s senior administrator, Weaver expanded affordable housing programs and, in 1968, advocated for the passage of the Fair Housing Act,
Robert C. Weaver becomes first Black cabinet member in the U.S. Read more
Federal student loans were first offered in the U.S. in 1958 under the National Defense Education Act. However, they were only available to select categories of students, such as those studying engineering, science, or education. Low-income student loans only became more broadly available in the 1960s under the Higher Education Act of 1965, which also increased federal money given to universities, created scholarships, and established a National Teachers Corps.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Act is considered to be the most effective piece of federal civil rights legislation ever enacted in the country.
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act Read more
It is estimated that 73 million Americans were watching that night as the Beatles made their live U.S. television debut.
The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show Read more
In 1964, Moog began creating the Moog synthesizer. The synthesizer was composed of separate modules which created and shaped sounds, connected by patch cords.
Robert Moog invents the world’s first commercial musical synthesizer Read more
n 1962, when he was 33, the scientist Nick Holonyak, Jr., created the first practical visible light-emitting diode. At GE, they called it “the magic one.”
Nick Holonyak, Jr. invents the first practical visible LED Read more
