Today in Geek History – January 30

Today in Geek History - January 30

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

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1790 – Lifeboat first tested at sea by the inventor, Mr. Greathead
1873 – “Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne is published in France by Pierre-Jules Hetzel
1933 – first radio broadcast of “Lone Ranger”
1969 – The Beatles make their last public performance, an impromptu concert on the roof of the London recording studio
1973 – KISS gives their first public performance
1975 – Ernő Rubik applies for a patent for his “Magic Cube”, later to be known as a Rubik’s cube
2007 – Microsoft releases Windows Vista

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