Technorama Ep 0.2RC3: Its 1995 and The Windows has Landed!

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On This Day In History for August 29, 1995

It was on this date in 708 that copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time.
Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction today in 1831.
The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens on August 29, 1869, making it the world’s first rack railway.
The Goodyear tire company is founded 97 years ago today.
Also on this date in 1907 – The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
August 29, 1915 – The US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in accident.
Today in 1922 – The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City.
The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb on this date in 1949, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.
The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic ocean 30 years ago.
One year later in 1966 – The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
And on this date in 1982 – The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.

Happy Birthday goes out on this day to:

Polish Mathematician Jan Sniadecki, born on this date in 1756
Also born today in 1632 John Locke, English philosopher and physician
American engineer and founder of Delco Electronics Charles F. Kettering was born today in 1876
Werner Forssmann, German physician Nobel Prize laureate born today in 91 years ago
English director Richard Attenborough, turns 72
“Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous” Robin Leach celebrates his 54th birthday
American scientist James Glennon turns 53
and English physicist and mathematician Stephen Wolfram turns 36

Finally, it’s “International Day Against Nuclear Tests”
And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for August 29, 1995

News

Windows 95 Launched
The Pippin ain’t doing so well
Can anything stop Netscape? Their stock is booming!
- I’m not sure I like Internet Explorer that came with the Windows plus pack. Needs work.

Hacks & Strange Stories

Remember When

Media Corner

Toy Story trailer...really looking forward to seeing this.
I finally got my Star Wars trilogy on VHS .. reissue (Kreg)
- Chuck and Julie can now re-live their holiday marathon tradition any time!
Got some Virtual Boy time to check it out.

What the Kreg!

What’s a DVD? I hear this is a new video format that will replace all my VHS tapes? HA!

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