This Day in TechApril 12, 1994: Immigration Lawyers Invent Commercial SpamBy Ryan SingelApril 9, 1860: Phonoautogram Records Sound, But Doesn't Reproduce ItBy Eliot Van BuskirkApril 8, 1879: The Milkman Cometh ... With Glass BottlesBy Randy AlfredApril 7, 1933: King Kong Opens WideBy Hugh HartApril 6, 1903: Edgerton Born, Father of High-Speed PhotographyBy Jim MerithewApril 5, 1998: Tamagotchi Distracts Driver, Kills CyclistBy Chris KohlerApril 2, 1973: Lexis Launches Computerized Legal SearchingBy Ryan SingelApril 1, 1998: Disney to Buy MIT for $6.9 BillionBy David KravetsMarch 31, 1901: Wuppertal Monorail OpensBy Keith BarryMarch 30, 1848: Niagara Falls Runs DryBy Randy AlfredMarch 29, 1927: Fastest Slug in the WorldBy Tony BorrozMarch 26, 1999: 'Melissa' Wreaks Havoc on NetBy Tony LongMarch 25, 1995: First Wiki Makes Fast Work of CollaborationBy John C AbellMarch 24, 2001: Apple Unleashes Mac OS XBy Brian X ChenMarch 23, 1857: Mr. Otis Gives You a LiftBy John C AbellMarch 22, 1995: Longest Human Space Adventure EndsBy Alexis MadrigalMarch 19, 1979: House Proceedings Air Live on C-SPANBy Hugh HartMarch 18, 1987: Woodstock for PhysicistsBy Dylan TweneyMarch 17, 1953: The Black Box Is BornBy Jason PaurMarch 16, 1802: Army Engineers Get New FoundationBy Randy AlfredMarch 15, 1985: Dot-Com Revolution Starts With a WhimperBy John C AbellMarch 12, 1790: Batteries Now IncludedBy D DumasMarch 11, 1985: ConnNet Lets the Public Jack In, X.25 StyleBy Ryan SingelMarch 10, 2000: Pop Goes the Nasdaq!By Tony LongMore Stories
