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Today in History September 15 Rosh Hashanah, 5765 begins at sunset ht
A day like today in History September 15: Rosh Hashanah, 5765 begins at sunset1821 - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador proclaimed independence from Spain 1916 - Tanks, the "secret weapons" of the British Army during World War I, were first used in combat at the Battle of the Somme. 1935 - Nazi Germany adopted the Nuremberg Laws, which deprived German Jews of citizenship, and a new national flag with the Swastika. 1950 - Incheon Landing: United States forces landed at Incheon, Korea 1952 - United Nations gave Eritrea to Ethiopia 1963 - A bomb exploded in the 16th Street Baptist Church, an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing several children. http://vialin.com Daily Press. Sep 15 2004 14:05 GMT

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Antiques and Collectibles - Promoting discussion about Antiques and Collectibles fake-real, marks, appraisals. Appraisals and Questions - Ask your questions about your treasures, Found something interesting and need to identify the item and value.Marketplace and ads - Feel free to promote your antiques, share useful links or simply inform about events.Dec 13 2004 01:40 GMT

December 19, 1974 The first personal computer, Altair 8800, went on sa
1974 - The first personal computer, Altair 8800, went on sale.The MITS Altair 8800 is a microcomputer design from 1975, based on the Intel 8080A CPU. Sold as a kit through Popular Electronics magazine, the designers intended to sell only a few hundred to hobbyists, and were surprised when they sold over ten times that many in the first month. Today the Altair is widely recognized as the spark that led to the personal computer revolution of the next few years: The computer bus designed for the Altair was to become a de facto standard in form of the S-100 bus, and the first programming language for the machine was Microsoft's founding product, Altair BASIC.Dec 19 2004 14:40 GMT

May 08: In the history of clocks and time-keeping.. http://vialin.com
one of the earliest clocks was driven by water; the Roman -horologium-. This term was later applied to the earliest mechanical clocks. The first mechanical clocks only indicated time by sounding a bell each hour.... May 08 2005 16:11 GMT

 

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