It's fun to look back over the years and see the significance of certain dates. Here's a few to check out! Hard to believe the ZIP code came about in 1963!
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u 2007: The first Apple iPhone goes on sale June 29. u 1998: Microsoft's Window 98 is released June 25. u 1995: U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian space station Mir on June 29. u 1963: On July 1, the U.S. postmaster introduces the Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) code. u 1951: On June 25, the first color TV transmissions are presented in New York. u 1914: Austrian Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated June 28, sparking World War I. u 1908: A June 30 meteorite strike in Siberia knocks people unconscious 40 miles away. u 1876: On June 25, Col. George Custer and his men are killed at Little Big Horn. u 1819: On June 26, W.K. Clarkson patents the velocipede, a precursor to the bicycle. |
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