Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA built the microprocessor in late 1970 for the Busicom Corporation of Japan. Continue reading
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Adoption of Global Treaty on Sea Fishing Regulation
United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks adopted a global treaty to regulate fishing Continue reading
Ocean-Mapping Satellite Launched
The ocean-mapping satellite was Seasat 1, launched by the United States on June 26, 1978. Continue reading
Astronaut Dr. Anna L. Fisher
American astronaut, Dr. Anna L. Fisher was a mother and crew of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery mission Continue reading
U.S. Government Developed Insecticide Spray
Two U.S. government research chemists, Lyle D. Goodhue and W.N. Sullivan developed insecticide spray in 1941. Continue reading
Mine Barrage Used in Revolutionary War
American, David Bushnell invented a mine barrage consisting of floating kegs containing explosives, equipped with a gunlock and hammer that would ignite ships upon contact. Continue reading
National Weather Service Map
Joseph Henry, the first director of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, USA, founded the national weather service in 1848. Continue reading
Invitro Gorilla Born at Cincinnati Zoo
Timu, a lowland gorilla, was the first in vitro fertilized baby delivered at the Cincinnati Zoo in Cincinnati, OH, USA, in 1995. Continue reading
American Turtle Was the First War Submarine
The war submarine American Turtle was built by American inventor David Bushnell of Saybrook, CT, USA in 1776. Continue reading
Roller Coaster Opens at Coney Island
Lemarcus Adna Thompson, a former Sunday school teacher invented the roller coaster Continue reading