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First Laser Created

May 16, 1960

Physicist Theodore Maiman creates the first laser light, using a synthetic-ruby crystal device. He was not the first to develop the theories ...

Quote of the day.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

-Saadi

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Apple Retail Stores Revealed

May 15, 2001

Apple Computer announces plans to operate a chain of retail stores, opening twenty-five retail stores in the United States by th...

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Money For Nothing?

May 13, 1985

The British rock band Dire Straits releases their fifth album, Brothers in Arms, which will become the first CD to sell over a million copie...

Quote of the Day.

An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.

-Lydia M. Child

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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

-Buddha

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Wolfenstein 3D Blasts Onto Scene

May 5, 1992

Id Software Inc. releases the game Wolfenstein 3D, the original first person shooter game for DOS computers. The game becomes ...

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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

-Joseph Addison

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Microsoft Acts Mousey

May 2, 1983

Microsoft introduces the Microsoft Mouse for IBM and IBM-compatible PCs. The mouse featured two buttons and is available by itself or will l...

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The reward of suffering is experience.

-Harry S Truman

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Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.

-William Blake

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GPS Gets Less Selective

May 1, 2000

The U.S. government removes Selective Availability from its Global Positioning System, improving the accuracy of civilian GPS devices from...

Canmilitarywife’s daily words of wisdom

Life can't beat you up unless you let it. So don't back down. Be strong and stand up and fight for what you want. If you're afraid, act in spite of it. If you're angry, use it as passion. If you're hurt, give yourself time to heal and then bounce back with a robust spirit. Whatever it is, don't l...

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Human nature is not black and white but black and grey.

-Graham Greene

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iTunes Music Store Launched; Record Execs Wet Themselves

April 28, 2003

Apple Computer launches the iTunes Music Store. The store sells music for 99¢ a song for use with the...

Canmilitarywife’s daily words of wisdom

Life is going to present you with challenges. It’s inevitable. It’s up to you though, whether or not you want to let yourself succumb to them.

Thank You For Your Support!

Happy Wednesday! We just reached an incredible milestone yesterday. We reached 7.8 MILLION followers on TikTok! We just want to take a chance to say thank you for all the incredible support. When we first started this movement, all we wanted to do was to help people. We never imagined that it wou...

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Perfection itself is imperfection.

-Vladimir Horowitz

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Chernobyl Virus Melts Down PCs

April 26, 1999

The first known virus to target the flash BIOS of a PC, the CIH/Chernobyl Virus triggers on this day, erasing hard drives and d...

Canmilitarywife’s daily words of wisdom

Inner peace begins the moment you choose to not allow  another person or event to control your emotions.

Quote of the day.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

-William Shakespeare

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A Crazy Day for Apple

April 24, 1984

On the same day in 1984, Apple introduces the Apple IIc computer, announces Mac sales numbers, and discontinues the Apple III line. 2022-04-25 01:06:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Canmilitarywife’s daily words of wisdom

Ive learned that who doesn't look for you, doesn't miss you. And who doesn't miss you, doesn't care for you. Destiny determines who enters your life but you decides who stays. That the truth hurts only once, but a lie hurts everytime you remember it. There are three things in life that leave and ...

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'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

-Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Windows 98 is Plug and … Whoa?

April 20, 1998

During the COMDEX Spring ’98 and Windows World shows in Chicago, a public demonstration of the soon-to-be released Windo...

Canmilitarywife’s daily words of wisdom

Beautiful people admire more than just good looks. Materialism isn't important and they find value in the simple things. They're down to earth, love to laugh and express appreciation for life's every day gestures. Rather than waste time bringing people down, they focus their energy on lifting oth...

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Moore’s Law Published

April 19, 1965

Electronics magazine publishes an article by Gordon Moore, head of research and development for Fairchild Semiconductor and future co-...

Canmilitarywife’s daily words of wisdom

Encourage me - I sometimes need a little push to get where I want to go

Uplift me - Your words are a powerful force

Love me  - I feel it more through your actions

Respect me - Treat me the way you would have wanted to be treated as a child

Listen to me - I need to kno...

Smart Parenting

How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media

Some kids want to act like spending time on social media is just like hanging a massive sign on their bedroom door with the words “KEEP OUT!” written on it. They want social media to be their own personal space. But the fact of the matter is, ...

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Osborne Executive Introduced

April 18, 1983

The Osborne Computer Corporation officially announced the Osborne Executive portable computer, the follow-up to its extremely succ...