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Flashlight invented in 1898

Coca-Cola was founded 1886 in Atlanta, GA

Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak build the Apple Computer in Job's Garage in 1976

Bill Gates and Paul Allen start Microsoft Corporation in 1975

Sylvester Graham invents the Graham cracker in 1829

Caleb Braham invents Pepsi-Cola in 1898

Charles Hires introduces bottled root beer in 1893

Herbert Booth invents a compact and modern vacuum cleaner in 1901

Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner in 1902

AT&T acquires BellSouth for approximately $86 billion. The deal consolidates ownership of both Cingular Wireless and Yellowpages.com in 2006

Disney merges with ABC, and Time-Werner with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc in 1995

The World Wide Web Program was developed in 1990 but not released to the public until 1991

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DJ-KSH Comment by DJ-KSH on November 29, 2009 at 1:05pm
Interesting, now why didn't the schools teach us that, hmmmm?

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