Today in Tech History

On this day in 2017, Super Mario Odyssey was released.

On this day in 2000, the PlayStation 2 was released in North America.

25 years ago today, Windows XP was released.

On this day in 2003, Apple released Mac OS X Panther.

On this day in 2001, Apple introduced the 1st Generation iPod.

On this day in 2009, Windows 7 was released.

On this day in 1991, Apple Computer introduced the first 3 PowerBook laptops: the 100, 140, and 170.

On this day in 2004, the first version of Ubuntu was released.

On this day in 2010, Fallout: New Vegas was released in North America.

On this day in 1985, Nintendo released a limited amount of Nintendo Entertainment Systems in New York City.

On this day in 2013, Windows 8.1 was released as a free upgrade to Windows 8 users.

On this day in 2015, Yoshi's Woolly World was released in North America.

On this day in 1993, John Sculley resigned as Chairman of Apple Computer.

15 years ago today, the iPhone 4S was released in retail stores throughout the United States.

On this day in 2003, Kirby Air Ride was released in North America.

On this day in 1988, Steve Jobs unveiled the NeXT Computer at Symphony Hall in San Francisco.

On this day in 2004, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was released in North America.

On this day in 2007, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 was released.

20 years ago today, Google announced their purchase of YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock.

On this day in 1992, Mortal Kombat was released in North American arcades.

On this day in 2010, Logitech unveiled the Revue. It was their first device to run Google TV, Google's smart TV operating system.

Steve Jobs passed away 15 years ago today.

On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit.

On this day in 2010, Wii Party was released in North America.

On this day in 1991, the AIM alliance between Apple, IBM, and Motorola was formed.

On this day in 1979, Activision was founded.

On this day in 2015, Apple released OS X El Capitan.

30 years ago today, the Nintendo 64 was officially released in North America. However, some retailers began selling the console 3 days prior without Nintendo's permission. This combined with high customer demand made Nintendo authorize retailers to sell the console early.

On this day in 2011, Amazon announced the Kindle Fire.

20 years ago today, Apple released iTunes version 7.0.1.

On this day in 1983, Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov prevented nuclear war by disobeying orders when the USSR’s early warning system erroneously detected nuclear missile launches from the United States. He believed it was a false alarm and chose not to follow Soviet military protocol.

On this day in 2007, Halo 3 was released in North America.

On this day in 2002, Microsoft acquired Rare for $375 million.

On this day in 2008, the first commercially available Android phone, the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1) was announced.

On this day in 2009, Halo 3: ODST was released.

On this day in 1994, Windows NT 3.5 was released.

On this day in 1989, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh Portable.

On this day in 2012, iOS 6 was released.

On this day in 1989, NeXTSTEP 1.0 was released.

On this day in 2013, Grand Theft Auto V was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

On this day in 1997, Steve Jobs was named interim CEO of Apple.

40 years ago today, Apple unveiled the Apple IIGS.

25 years ago today, the Nintendo GameCube was released in Japan 🇯🇵

On this day in 1983, Osborne Computer Corporation filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

On this day in 2003, Steam officially launched.

On this day in 1990, Archie, considered to be the first Internet search engine, was launched. It allowed users to search for files on public FTP servers that supported anonymous login.

On this day in 1995, the Sony PlayStation was introduced in North America. the Sony PlayStation with a controller.

60 years ago today, Star Trek began airing on NBC.

On this day in 2005, Apple introduced the first generation iPod Nano.

On this day in 2008, the GeoEye-1 Earth-imaging satellite was launched. Google had purchased rights to use imagery created from the satellite, and their logo was placed on the side of the rocket used to launch it into space.