Profile America: The First Stoplight
The first U.S. traffic light flashed red and green at the intersection of 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, OH.
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The Phenomenon That is Pokémon Go
The Phenomenon That is Pokémon Go Koi Germany, Jr., Staff Writer The bus ground to a halt at my stop. I alighted, dug into my pocket, and fumbled around for my iPhone before finally firing up the app. I stared […]
City Announces New Chief Digital Officer
MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES SREE SREENIVASAN AS CITY’S NEW CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER NEW YORK––Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced Sree Sreenivasan as the City’s new Chief Digital Officer. Sreenivasan has served as the first Chief Digital Officer at the […]
Profile America: Nuclear Power — Atoms for Peace
On this date in 1955, the Atomic Energy Commission sold electric power from a General Electric nuclear reactor.
Profile America: Online Shopping
On this date in 1995, Amazon.com launched its business of selling books online out of a two-car garage in Bellevue, Washington.
Profile America: The Transistor
One of the most important inventions of our time — the transistor — was announced in early July 1948 by Bell Laboratories (New Jersey).
NYPD Offer PokémonGo Safety Tips
As you battle, train, and capture your Pokémon just remember you’re still in the real world.
Profile America: Setting The Bar
On this date 42 years ago was the first purchase of an item to be scanned into a cash register by using the Universal Product Code aka the bar code.
Profile America: Living Color
Saturday, June 25th was the anniversary of the first color television broadcast in 1951.
Profile America: Key Invention
On this date in 1868, Christopher Sholes of Milwaukee, Wisconsin received a patent for the first practical typewriter.
Profile America: The First LP ( What’s that?)
Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS Labs developed the 33 1/3 rpm long-playing record — first shown to the public on this date in 1948.
Profile America: Digital Divide
The first commercial computer, the 13-ton UNIVAC I, began its 12 year — or 73,000-hour — career of number crunching for the bureau in this date 65 years ago.
Profile America: Going To The Tape
A home entertainment revolution began on this date in 1975 when the videocassette recorder was introduced.
Profile America: Dust Busting
The oldest challenge to house cleaning — dust — motivated Ives McGaffey of Chicago to patent the first vacuum cleaner in the U.S. this week in 1869.
Profile America: The First Web
Today marks the 172nd birthday of the World Wide Web. Only it was electro-mechanical, not digital.
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