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THE ‘’INVENTION OF THE YEAR’’ DEBUTED
On January 9, 2007, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveils the
iPhone—a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera
and Web-browsing capabilities, among other features—at
the Macworld convention in San Francisco.
Jobs, dressed in his jeans and black mock turtleneck, called
the iPhone a “revolutionary and magical product that is literally
five years ahead of any other mobile phone.”
When it went on sale in the United States six months later, on
June 29, amidst huge hype, thousands of customers lined up
at Apple stores across the country to be among the first to
purchase an iPhone.
In November 2007, by which point more than 1.4 million
iPhones had been sold—Time magazine named the sleek,
4.8-ounce device, originally available in a 4GB, $499 model
and an 8GB, $599 model, its invention of the year.
THIS MADE HISTORY ON THIS DAY
SANDY KOZEL
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994)
was the 37th president of the United States, serving from
1969 until his resignation in 1974.
GIRL SCOUT COOKIE CHANGE ANNOUNCED
Girl Scouts of the USA announced in a news release on Tuesday,
this year will be the last time two Girl Scout cookie varieties will
be sold,
This week also marks the kickoff of the scouting organization’s
annual "cookie season."
"The 2025 cookie lineup is jam-packed with the full spread of
highly sought-after cookie flavors, including Thin Mints,
Samoas/Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs
and more," according to the news release.
At the end of the season, however, two flavors will be retired,
the Girl Scouts announced: Girl Scout S’mores and Toast-Yay!
A spokesperson from Girl Scouts of the USA told Fox News
Digital that the lineup change was nothing out of the ordinary.
S’mores and Toast-Yay
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