Geeky tidbits that we find interesting and hope you will too.
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1748 – Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre
1778 – New Orleans businessman Oliver Pollock creates the “$” symbol
1889 – first dishwashing machine marketed
1891 – The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
1927 – first automatic record changer introduced by His Master’s Voice
1963 – Soap operas “General Hospital” & “Doctors” premiere on ABC TV
1970 – AMC group introduces the Gremlin, one of the first sub compact cars
1970 – President Nixon signed into law the banning of cigarette advertising on television and radio.
1999 – Eleven countries in the European Union adopted the Euro as a common currency as the dream of monetary union became reality.
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