The History Daily - An Entertaining Look Back www.historydaily.com By Trevor Smith and Charles Smith
September 9, 2004 on this day: In 1945, at Harvard, computer engineers experienced the first known computer "bug" while working on a Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator. This computer glitch was caused by an actual insect, a moth, that had become trapped between two relay switches. Although this incident provided the basis for describing computer problems as "bugs," the use of the word to describe electronic malfunctions was used as early as the 1890s. The moth that was removed from the machine was preserved, and today it resides in the History of American Technology museum, which is part Premium Subscribers read more! If you had the Premium Version you would read about one of the most important battles that helped shape the creation of modern Britain. You would also read about the first African-American to receive a college degree. Plus there is more! Upgrade today at http://www.historydaily.com/premium.html . Also on this day: In 1956 Elvis Presley made his first of three appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show." In 1957 U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower signed the first civil rights bill passed since Reconstruction. YESTERDAY'S QUESTION AND ANSWER: What is the minimum wind speed for a tropical storm to be re-classified as a hurricane? It is 74 miles per hour. Martin Irish sent the correct answer first. TODAY'S QUESTION: What was Elvis Presley's home town? Send your answer to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . THIS is the PREMIUM EDITION of THE HISTORY DAILY. It may not be forwarded, reprinted, or shared by multiple readers. For a copy that you can forward contact me. Copyright 2004, all rights reserved. --- You are currently subscribed to historydaily2 as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe click on the link below: http://go.netatlantic.com:8080/cgi-bin/unsubscribe.pl?id=32085219I ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/BCfwlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> <a href=http://English-12948197573.SpamPoison.com>Fight Spam! Click Here!</a> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kumpulan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
