January 13, 2000 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position. Gates would stay on as “chief software architect” until…
January 12, 1968 AT&T announces the designation of 911 as a universal emergency number. 911 is Born is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech…
January 11, 1935 Amelia Earhart becomes the first person, man or woman, to fly solo from Hawaii to California. First Solo Flight From Hawaii to California is original content of…
January 10, 1863 The world’s first underground railway service opened in London, the Metropolitan line between Paddington and Farringdon. Approximately 40,000 Londoners ride the trains the first day. First Subway…
January 10, 1912 Glenn Curtiss flies the first flying boat, a pusher with a canard surface. Maiden Flight of First Flying Boat is original content of This Day in Tech…
January 10, 1912 Glenn Curtiss flies the first flying boat, a pusher with a canard surface. Maiden Flight of First Flying Boat is original content of This Day in Tech…
January 10, 1946 The first RADAR contact with the Moon is made. First RADAR Contact With Moon is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech…
January 9, 1894 W.K. Dickson, an employee of Thomas Edison’s movie studio, receives a copyright for a motion picture film. The 5 second demonstration was a 47-frame film showing a man…
January 9, 2001 Steve Jobs introduces iTunes at Macworld. At the time, it only ran on Macintosh computers and there was no such thing as an iPod or an iTunes…
January 9, 2007 Apple introduces the iPhone at Macworld. The phone wasn’t available for sale until June 29th, prompting one of the most heavily anticipated sales launches in the history…
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