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FILMING STARTED ON THIS DATE IN 1974

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The 1975 summer blockbuster thriller Jaws was directed by master film
maker Steven Spielberg and was based on Peter Benchley’s novel of the
same name. Principal photography began on May 2, 1974 on the island of
Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The location was reportedly chosen for the
sandy bottom of that part of the ocean. This helped the prop sharks to operate
smoothly and still provide a realistic location.

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Filming a close up of one of the prop sharks

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Director Spielberg in one of the prop sharks

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From left to right : Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, Steven Spielbert, and Richard
Dreyfuss during the filming of Jaws.

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ELECTRIC COMPANY INCORPORATED ON THIS DATE IN 1889

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Edison General Electric Company was incorporated in New York April 24, 1889,
in a merger of Edison’s three electric light manufacturing companies which were 
Edison Lamp Company, Edison machine works and Bergmann & Company, with 
the patent-holding company, Edison Electric Light Company. As the result of
another merger on April 15, 1892, the General Electric Company was formed. 

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John Pierpont Morgan (above) arranged the 1892 merger of the electric companies.

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1879 Thomas Edison's light bulb
Thomas Edison with his light bulb

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APPLE COMPUTER BEGAN OPERATIONS ON THIS DATE IN 1976

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Apple was established on April 1, 1976 in Cupertino, California by Steve Jobs
(above), along with Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne (pictured below), to
sell the Apple l personal computer kit. They were hand-built by computer
engineer Wozniak and first shown to the public at the Homebrew Computer
Club, a group of hobbyist in Silicon Valley. The Apple I went on sale in July
of 1976.
Note: The first Apple logo (shown on the above manual) featured Isaac
Newton sitting under an apple tree. 
             

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Steve Wozniak

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Ronald Wayne

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Steve Jobs in 1984 with the Macintosh computer

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Steve Jobs today

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ACCIDENT AT THREE MILE ISLAND WAS ON THIS DATE IN 1979

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America’s worst commercial nuclear accident occurred inside the Unit Two reactor at 
the Three Mile Island plant near Middletown, Pa. It was the most significant accident
in the history of Americas commercial nuclear power generating industry. A cooling system malfunction caused the release of a significant amount of radioactivity when 
a partial core meltdown occurred. No deaths or injuries to plant workers or members
of the community in the area were reported. 

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Time magazine april 9, 1979
The April 9, 1979 issue of Time magazine

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WHEN MICROSOFT WAS YOUNG!

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