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October.(past accounts)
110 years ago ... The first use of the word "computer," meaning an electronic calculation device, was in 1897--just one year after NACM was founded.
100 years ago ... On October 24, 1907, a major American financial crisis was prevented when J.P. Morgan, E.H. Harriman, James Stillman, Henry Clay Frick and other Wall Street financiers created a $25 million pool to invest in the plunging New York Stock Exchange, ending the Bank Panic of 1907.
60 years ago ... The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the foundation of the World Trade Organization, was founded on October 30, 1947.
25 years ago ... Sony debuted the first consumer compact disc player on October 1, 1982 in ...
- Why you hate to fly: thirty years ago this October, the era of affordable mass...
- Magazine article from: The American (Washington, DC) Sparks, Evan September 1, 2008 700+ words
...airline deregulation, which culminated with the signing of the Airline Deregulation Act by President Carter 30 years ago on October 24, 1978. Long praised by economists as pro-competition and consumer-friendly, airline deregulation is now...
- New Survey Reveals Americans Are Eating More Seafood Now Than Five Years Ago;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 17, 2003 700+ words
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- With October's National Seafood Month approaching, a new survey by...adult Americans consume more seafood now than they did five years ago. Almost seven in ten Americans (68 percent) say the...
- (October, 1906) Metal Ties: By H.T. Porter, Chief Engineer, Bessemer & Lake...
- Magazine article from: Railway Age October 1, 2006 700+ words
...under the ties, and in the rail over the ties, whereas the character of the ties is either no better or worse than it was years ago. We have placed about 70,000 Carnegie I-beam steel ties for test. We have only had one broken rail on steel ties and...
- 50 years ago today ... Geographical magazine, October 1955.(Worldwatch)
- Magazine article from: Geographical Amodeo, Christian October 1, 2005 700+ words
The October 1955 Geographical published an article by R M Lockley entitled 'The Lives of Seals' which described the different sub-species...
- 50 years ago today: Geographical October 1956.(Anthony Smith's journey to River...
- Magazine article from: Geographical Hoare, Natalie October 1, 2006 700+ words
The October 1956 Geographical featured the first part of a two-part story that related journalist Anthony Smith's journey along the River...
- 18 years ago: the march on Washington.(October 14, 1979)(Advocate...
- Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) Thompson, Mark October 28, 1997 700+ words
...cries of gay liberation in the land, but it would take another decade for the gay and lesbian cause to fully come of age. On October 14, 1979, more than 100,000 activists from every state in the union and ten foreign countries joined forces for the first...
- 5 years ago; The top stories from Automotive News Europe's October 23, 2000,...
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Europe October 31, 2005 700+ words
The top stories from Automotive News Europe's October 23, 2000, issue - and how they developed. VW world car is too expensive Volkswagen Chairman Ferdinand Piech's plan to build...
- Geographical Magazine, October 1984.(20 Years Ago Today ...)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Geographical Amodeo, Christian October 1, 2004 700+ words
The cover story of the October 1984 issue looked at the shipping industry. While steel-hulled, motorised ships, introduced at the end of the 19th century...
Source: HighBeam Research, October.(past accounts)