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Hewlett-Packard releases the first calculator capable of solving equations with symbols.
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On this day the first 24 Global Postioning System satellites were launched into Earth's orbit.
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Nintendo debuts the Game Boy, the world's first handheld gaming system.
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The Simpsons debuts on Fox TV.
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Microsoft releases its first office suite of applications, servers, and services.
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Sony releases its PlayStation to the public.
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America Online debuts its stand-alone instant messenger program.
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Apple debuts the iPod which forever changed portable MP3 music.
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Tesla Motors releases the first battery electric vehicle.
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Commissioner Bud Selig allows for MLB managers to challege an umpire's ruling with instant replay.
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Google plans to have these cars made to the public this year.