January 8th, 2009

Today in History

1997:
computer processer Pentium MMX introduced by Intel.

1994:
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He will stay on the space station till March 22, 1995 for a record 437 days in space.

1982:
AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions.

1889:
Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine.

1863:
Battle of Springfield of the American Civil War is fought.