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Historic Tech Events
Apple announced a surprising partnership with Microsoft
1977
The partnership announcement, met by cheers and boos was made at MacWorld Expo in Boston. It involved Microsoft investing $150 million in Apple in exchange for non-voting shares, Microsoft developing its Office software for Mac for the next five years, and Apple agreeing to make Internet Explorer the default web browser on its machines.
NASA's Curiosity landed on Mars
2012
NASA's robotic vehicle Curiosity (also called Mars Science Laboratory) landed on Mars and soon began transmitting images of the planet's surface.
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
1945
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, marking a turning point in World War II.
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