Published on January 7, 2024
2024
Historic Tech Events
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the first-generation iPad, a revolutionary tablet computer that would change the way people consume media and access the internet. The iPad was officially released in April of that year.
Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries became the first people to cross the English Channel by air. They flew in a hot air balloon for a journey that took about two and a half hours.
astronomer Galileo Galilei observed the four largest moons of Jupiter for the first time, using his newly developed telescope. This discovery helped support the heliocentric model of the solar system and challenged the geocentric model that had been accepted for centuries.
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