Today in computer history: December 9th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on December 9th of every year during the evolution of computers. December 9th is the 344th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 22 days left in the year from this day.
281 years ago
Samuel Hopkins was born, first person granted U.S. patent. Died 1818 (Age: 75).
118 years ago
Grace Hopper was born, the female officer who extended the meaning of debug and is erroneously credited as coining the term bug. Died January 1, 1992 (Age: 85).
56 years ago
Douglas Engelbart demos the mouse, video conferencing, teleconferencing, object addressing, and word processor on the NLS.
37 years ago
Microsoft introduces Windows 2.0.
23 years ago
Amazon.com bought the Egghead.com domain.
10 years ago
The FIDO Alliance released their first official specification.
10 years ago
IBM announced it would no longer support Lotus Symphony.
3 years ago
The log4j security vulnerabilities was announced.
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