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1897 – “The Katzenjammer Kids” (Hans and Fritz), by Rudolph Dirks, appeared in the New York Journal for the first time.
1901 – Marconi sends first wireless transmission over 2000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from Poldhu in Cornwall, England, to Newfoundland, Canada . The transmission consisted of the Morse-code signal for the letter “s” which consists of three dots ( … ).
1946 – ‘Tide’ detergent introduced
1964 – Shooting starts for “Star Trek” pilot “The Cage” (Menagerie)
1977 – “Saturday Night Fever”, a film starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC
1980 – US’s copyright law amended to include computer programs
1988 – “Rainman” directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise premieres in New York
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