Today in Geek History – January 27

Today in Geek History - January 27

Geeky tidbits that we find interesting and hope you will too.

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1756 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born in Salzburg, Austria
1832 – Lewis Carroll born in Daresbury, Cheshire, England
1880 – Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp
1961 – “Sing Along with Mitch” [Miller] premieres on NBC TV
1967 – The Outer Space Treaty is signed by 60 countries banning nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction in orbit
1972 – Magnavox begins the production of the Odyssey Video game system
1976 – “Laverne and Shirley” premieres on ABC TV
2010 – Apple, unveils a tablet PC called the iPad

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