Saturday, March 28, 2009

Some stuff that appeared and happened 30 years ago

  • VisiCalc becomes the first spreadsheet program.
  • Sony introduces the Sony Walkman costing $200.00.
  • Voyager I photo reveals Jupiter's rings.
  • Snowboard USA by Daniel E Chadwick.
  • First Commercial Cellular Network NTT.
  • The Sony Walkman Introduced Sony.
  • Sid Vicious, a former member of the Sex Pistols dies due to a heroin overdose during the trial for murdering his girlfriend.
  • Pink Floyd release the multi award winning concept album "The Wall" with the top selling single "Another Brick in the Wall.
  • Superman The Movie
  • Alien
  • The Amityville Horror
  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture
  • The Muppet Movie
  • Kramer vs. Kramer
  • U2 enters the studio for the first time to record a locally released single.
  • Led Zeppelin played what were to be their last British concerts at Knebworth in Hertfordshire
  • The U.S. Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn, when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km.

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