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This Day in History

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This Day in History 1808 At Harvard University, the first college orchestra was founded. 1836 The thirteen-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army…

1808 At Harvard University, the first college orchestra was founded. 1836 The thirteen-day siege of the Alamo by Santa Anna and his army ended. The Mexican army of three thousand men defeated the 189 Texas volunteers. 1857 The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision said that African Americans could not sue in federal court to be citizens. 1944 During World War II, U.S. heavy bombers began the first American raid on Berlin. 1960 The United States announced that it would send 3,500 troops to Vietnam. 1967 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announced his plan to establish a draft lottery. 1981 U.S. President Reagan announced a plan to cut 37,000 federal jobs. 1992 The last episode of "The Cosby Show"…

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February 3, 1976

25 years ago

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February 3, 1976 An Open Letter to Hobbyists To me, the most critical thing in the hobby market right now is the lack of good software courses, books and sof…

What about the guys who re-sell Altair BASIC, aren't they making money on hobby software? Yes, but those who have been reported to us may lose in the end. They are the ones who give hobbyists a bad name, and should be kicked out of any club meeting they show up…

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New, New and New

25 years ago

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New year, New millennium, New weblog look I could no longer stomach the Aqua theme, it's hard enough on my desktop. This theme is called Hazard Area, enter a…

I can't believe I'm saying this. I used to look forward to Macworld in Frisco, I would not have missed it for the world. Nowadays, it's just another trade show and…

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Daily Newz

25 years ago

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Microsoft hacker fired. Seems like a nice guy. Linux 2.4 is here. The 2.4 kernel contains several improvements. For desktop use, the most notable improvement…

Oscar pro picks flix, We haven't seen Traffic, yet, but probably will tomorrow. I'd have to hope for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but I doubt many Academy members will actually have seen it. After all we had to locate a theater that played it and even wait a few hours because our show was…

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Daily Newz

25 years ago

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Mac OS 9.1 details available, due Tuesday. A new nanokernel, new process manager, FireWire 2.7, a new version of OpenGL, a Mac OS-X compatible startup disk c…

Senator Hillary steals the show on…

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Evan's Christening

25 years ago

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We're going to attend my wife's nephew, Evan, Christening today. Vicki got me the X-Men Monopoly for Christmas. We played it yesterday nite, loads of fun. I…

The best (and worst) of TV 2000. The best shows…

Television (2001)

25 years ago

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TV shows I watched in 2001.