Today in computer history: November 7th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on November 7th of every year during the evolution of computers. November 7th is the 312th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 54 days left in the year from this day.
85 years ago
Barbara Liskov was born, the first women in the United States to be awarded a Ph.D. from a computer science department.
30 years ago
WXYC (89.3 FM Chapel Hill, NC USA) becomes first traditional radio station to announce broadcasting on the Internet.
11 years ago
Over 150 million records appear online from Adobe hack.
7 years ago
Twitter officially expands everyone's character limit from 140 characters to 280 characters.
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