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Sputnik is created and launched, stqarting the space travel race.
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The Philips Company of the Netherlands invented and released the first compact audio-cassette in 1962
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James Russell invented the compact disk in 1965
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Doug Engelbart creates the computer mouse or "bug" as he called it.
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Nolan Bushnell introduced the first computer video game, Pong.
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In Albuquerque, NM a small company, Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems (MITS) created a small computer for personal use
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The IBM PC was introduced. This PC was designed with common industry components using a CPU from Intel.
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Audio CD - Sony and Philips develop the Audio CD for music and records.
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The Apple Mac was introduced. This PC was highly proprietary. The design and operating systems were control by Apple.
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MS Windows 1.0 - Microsoft shipped its first Windows product as a step up from character based MS DOS.
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Web Browsers have become the dominate way to share information over the Internet. Web browsers are being developed by numerous teams and companies through out the world.
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John Glenn returned to Earth orbit for 7 days as part of a US Space Shuttle mission. John Glenn was the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth and at 70, is the oldest man to orbit the earth.
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Jonas Frisen (Swedish) and Swedish researchers have identified stem cells in the adult brain that grow into nerve cells.
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The itunes market is revealed and now is one of the biggest music stores
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Blue Ray is introduced, the most up to date in visuals and technology
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Sony and playstation create the playstation portable, the most advanced portable gaming system by far.
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The apple Iphone is released and takes over the smartphone world. Apple creates what is now the biggest smartphone on the market.
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Microsoft releases the Xbox one, a video game console with tv, internet, dvr, capabilities.
