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Today in technology history -

• 1851: a patent for the sewing machine was granted to Isaac Singer

• 1977: the first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise

• 1981: IBM releases the first Personal Computer

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October 1, 1982 – The CD player becomes available for public comsumption, thanks to Sony.

September 10, 1846 – the first practical sewing machine is patented by Elias Howe. Find the full story here from Wired Magazine online.

August 17th 2000 – Nielsen/NetRatings releases that over 50% of households in the United States have internet access.

July 13th, 1937: “Guy Hart, the general manager of the Gibson guitar company, is granted the first patent for guitar pickup.”

For the full story on this event in technology history from Wired Magazine, click on this link: Gibson Plugs In The Electric Guitar

1939 – During the World’s Fair, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first US president to appear on television.

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March 31, 1999 – The Wachowski brothers release The Matrix, the first in a series of three movies that redefine cyberfiction. Not only did the film gross $460 million dollars worldwide but it was also the first DVD to sell over 3 million copies in the U.S.

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• Google is saving your butt once again – new “undo send” button (Wired)

• Microsoft Debuts IE8… and it’s already been hacked (Tech News World)

• Looking for better PC speakers? Here are six good choices, for less than $100 each (PCMag)

• SpiralFrog goes bust – what happened? (Tech Crunch)

• 1983 -  “Lotus Development Corporation begins selling its spreadsheet application for Microsoft DOS, called 1-2-3.”

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In 1974, the Altair 8800 microcomputer went on sale. With 256-byte memory and no keyboard, it represents a small step towards greater technology development.

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