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Sent by Samuel Morse as a test from Washington to D.C.
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The first computer, the Z1, was made by Konrad Zuse in his parents basement. It is considered the first functional mechanical computer. https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm
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First transcontinental call between Disneyland and New York World's far
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Dr. G. Samuel Hurst developed resistive touchscreens almost accidentally while trying to work on other projects which led to the invention of smart phones
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In 1971, ALOHAnet connected the Hawaiian Islands with a UHF wireless packet network.
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First Motorola employee Martin Cooper stood in Manhattan and made a call to New Jersey
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The first laptop was made and called Osborne 1. It weighed 25 pounds, costed $1,800, and had a 5" screen.
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First emojis created in 1999 in Japan by Shigetaka Kurita. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoji
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Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg
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The first tweet was made by the co-founder Jack Dorsey
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"Instagram CEO and co-founder Kevin Systrom took a picture of a dog in Mexico near a taco stand, with a guest appearance by his girlfriend’s foot. This was the very first Instagram photo ever taken" http://time.com/4061227/instagram-first-photo/
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Snapchat was released as an Android app
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapchat
