This Day in TechJune 21, 1948: Columbia's Microgroove LP Makes Albums Sound GoodBy Scott ThillJune 18, 1908: Prescient Letter Creates Concept of TVBy Brian X ChenJune 17, 1862: Worst Mashup Ever Has Farmers Tillin' 'n' Killin'By D DumasMashup Inventions: The Good, the Bad and the UglyBy Randy AlfredJune 16, 1922: Ich Bin ein Berliner HelicopterBy WIRED StaffJune 15, 1919: First Nonstop Flight Crosses AtlanticBy Jason PaurJune 14, 1948: TV Guide Prototype Hits NY NewsstandsBy Hugh HartJune 9, 1902: Put a Nickel In, Take Your Food OutBy Randy AlfredJune 8, 1637: Descartes Codifies Scientific MethodBy Lisa GrossmanJune 7, 1968: Legoland Opens in DenmarkBy Dave BanksJune 4, 1977: VHS Comes to AmericaBy Priya GanapatiJune 3, 1889: Power Flows Long-DistanceBy Alexis MadrigalJune 2, 1954: Airplane Takes Off, Lands VerticallyBy WIRED StaffJune 1, 1495: King James Will Have a Scotch, Good SirBy John C AbellMay 28, 1959: Inventing a New Language for BusinessBy Dylan TweneyMay 27, 1931: Wind Tunnel Lets Airplanes 'Fly' on GroundBy Jason PaurMay 26, 1995: Gates, Microsoft Jump on 'Internet Tidal Wave'By WIRED StaffMay 25, 2001: Towel Day Honors <cite>Hitchhiker</cite> Author AdamsBy Curtis SilverMay 24, 1883: Brooklyn Bridge OpensBy Keith BarryMay 21, 1956: Bikini Is Da BombBy John C AbellMay 20, 1990: Hubble Opens Its Eye ... and BlinksBy Betsy MasonMay 19, 1780: Darkness at Noon Enshrouds New EnglandBy Randy AlfredMay 18, 1952: Carbon-14 Sets Stonehenge Date at 1848 B.C., More or LessBy David KravetsMay 17, 1902: Ancient Antikythera Calculating Mechanism DiscoveredBy Brandon KeimMore Stories