1920 – The first commercial radio station, 8MK, began operating in Michigan. Now, WWJ, it is owned by CBS.
1930 – W2XCR began broadcasting at 2.1-2.2 mHz from Jersey City, New Jersey, with the first demonstration of telecasts meant for the home. A half-hour program, hosted by the cartoonist Harry Hirschfeld, was viewed on screens placed in a store in the Hotel Ansonia, the Hearst
1970 – John Carmack was born in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He would grow up to co-found id software and bring the world Doom, Wolfenstein and Quake.
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Leaked NSA hacking tools seem legit, Apple can’t work out data connections in watches, and Twitter cracks down on more abuses.
Uber sends self-driving cars to pick up passengers in Pittsburgh, T-Mobile’s somewhat limited unlimited plans, ICANN becomes independent of US.