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Computer Pioneer Gordon Bell was born
1934
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) innovator Gordon Bell is born. In his 23 years at DEC, Bell developed several of the company's most successful minicomputers as well as its well-known VAX machine.
Sputnik 5 launched by USSR
1960
The Soviet spacecraft carried two dogs, Strelka and Belka, who became the first living beings to survive in space.
World’s First Geostationary Satellite was Launched
1964
Syncom 3, a communications satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. A geostationary satellite is a manmade object that follows the Earth’s rotation around its axis. Because of this, it looks like it is not moving in the sky for observers on Earth. Like all geostationary satellites, Syncom 3 was placed in orbit about 22,00 miles from Earth, above the Equator and near the International Date Line. The 1964 Tokyo Olympics were broadcast to the United States with the help of this satellite.
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This Museum Was Built on Native American Burial Mounds: What to Know About the Dickson Mounds Museum
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Using the Michelson Programming Language to Write Smart Contracts on Tezos [A How-To Guide] - Part 3
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