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• 1981 – at 12:01 MTV begins broadcasting, with “Video Killed the Radio Star”.

• 1967 – a team of computer manufacturers and the US Navy collaborate to create the specifications for COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language). This was developed to create easy-to-read computer programs which would run on any computer with only minimal modifications.

• 1958 – The postage stamp rises in cost for the first time in 26 years…to 4 cents.

• 1941 – The Jeep is invented – General Dwight D. Eisenhower declares that America could not have won WWII without it.

• 1927 – the earliest date for a film to be considered for the Academy Awards.

• 1873 – the first successful test of a cable street car was completed.

(Source: www.brainyhistory.com)

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