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Apple Computer, Inc., was the first successful personal computer company. The company has its roots in the Jobs family's garage, where co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak assembled the first Apple computer. Consisting of a handmade motherboard, the Apple 1 did not even include a monitor or keyboard. The Apple 2, introduced the next year with a plastic case and colour graphics, launched Apple to success. By 1980, Apple had earned more than $100 million. How much did an Apple 1 cost in 1976? More...
2001 - The Netherlands becomes the first country to allow same-sex marriage
Despite opposition from conservative factions, gay and lesbian couples are today allowed to marry in many other countries also.
2001 - Slobodan Milošević is arrested
The former President of Serbia was arrested on corruption charges. Later he was put on trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague for war crimes during the Yugoslav wars.
1976 - Apple Inc. is founded
The computer company, which has evolved into a multinational corporation and whose best-known product is the iPhone, was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. In 2012, the company's global revenue amounted to $156 billion.
1957 - The BBC broadcasts the spaghetti tree hoax
The 3-minute film shown on the current affairs program, Panorama, portrayed a Swiss family apparently harvesting spaghetti from a tree. A number of viewers later contacted the BBC to inquire where to find and how to grow such a plant. The hoax is regarded as one of the best April Fools jokes ever pulled.
1939 - General Franco proclaims victory in the Spanish civil war
The dictator ruled Spain until his death in 1975. His regime was responsible for gross human rights violations, including murdering numerous political opponents.
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Lord Byron kept a pet bear at Cambridge University because dogs were not allowed.
Apple Inc. is formed
The Apple I, Apple's first product, was sold as an assembled circuit board and lacked basic features such as a keyboard, monitor, and case. The owner of this unit added a keyboard and a wooden case.
Apple Computer, Inc., was the first successful personal computer company. The company has its roots in the Jobs family's garage, where co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak assembled the first Apple computer. Consisting of a handmade motherboard, the Apple 1 did not even include a monitor or keyboard. The Apple 2, introduced the next year with a plastic case and colour graphics, launched Apple to success. By 1980, Apple had earned more than $100 million. How much did an Apple 1 cost in 1976? More...
2001 - The Netherlands becomes the first country to allow same-sex marriage
Despite opposition from conservative factions, gay and lesbian couples are today allowed to marry in many other countries also.
2001 - Slobodan Milošević is arrested
The former President of Serbia was arrested on corruption charges. Later he was put on trial before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague for war crimes during the Yugoslav wars.
1976 - Apple Inc. is founded
The computer company, which has evolved into a multinational corporation and whose best-known product is the iPhone, was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. In 2012, the company's global revenue amounted to $156 billion.
1957 - The BBC broadcasts the spaghetti tree hoax
The 3-minute film shown on the current affairs program, Panorama, portrayed a Swiss family apparently harvesting spaghetti from a tree. A number of viewers later contacted the BBC to inquire where to find and how to grow such a plant. The hoax is regarded as one of the best April Fools jokes ever pulled.
1939 - General Franco proclaims victory in the Spanish civil war
The dictator ruled Spain until his death in 1975. His regime was responsible for gross human rights violations, including murdering numerous political opponents.
Historic Trivia pickLord Byron kept a pet bear at Cambridge University because dogs were not allowed.
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