Sept. 16: It’s an auspicious day in the history of Steve Jobs. It’s the day he quit Apple and the day he returned.
Jobs resigned as chairman of Apple Computer on Sept. 16, 1985, after losing a boardroom battle for control of the company with then-CEO John Sculley.
Jobs had co-founded Apple seven years earlier with [...]
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Sept. 16, 1985: Jobs Quits AppleSept. 16, 1997: Jobs Rejoins Apple
September 16th, 2010 |
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Jan. 22, 1950: Jury Acquits Tucker of Fraud
January 22nd, 2010 |
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1950: Along with seven business associates, Preston Tucker — founder and namesake of the Tucker Car Corporation and the creator of the ultramodern Tucker ’48 sedan — is found not guilty of 25 counts of mail fraud, five counts of violating SEC rules and a single count of conspiracy to defraud.
The company, however, would [...]
January 1997: CES Happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas
January 7th, 2010 |
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1997: The Consumer Electronics Show, previously a semi-annual event in Las Vegas and Chicago, becomes a Las Vegas annual. The show is on.
Organizers held the first Consumer Electronics Show in New York City from June 24 to 28, 1967. The 200 exhibitors attracted 17,500 attendees to the Hilton and Americana hotels over those four days. [...]
Dec. 11, 1997: World Signs Onto Kyoto Protocol
December 11th, 2009 |
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1997: Negotiators from every country in the world agree on a deal to cut the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.
After years of global negotiations and more than a week of round-the-clock meetings in Kyoto, Japan, representatives agreed to a sketch of a climate treaty that came to be known as the Kyoto Protocol. The draft assigned [...]