Monthly Archives: May 2011

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Posted on May 4, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1536, Florentine merchant Francesco Lapi used the @ sign for the first time in recorded history. 

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First Spam

Posted on May 3, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1978, the first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail was sent by Gary Thuerk, a marketing representative of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) to all 393 users of ARPANET on the west coast of the United States. The e-mail is an invitation to a demonstration of … Continue reading →

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Four Centuries of Publishing Success

Posted on May 2, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1611, the The King James, or Authorised, Version of the Bible was published.

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The World Wide Web, 1851

Posted on May 1, 2011 by GilPress

One hundred sixty years ago today, the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or The Great Exhibition, opened in London.  It was the first in a series of World’s Fair exhibitions continuing to the present day. 

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