Tag: Tech History

Education and Black History With Valerie Thomas

03/02/23

Education and Black History With Valerie Thomas

As a Black student and a NASA data scientist in the 1960s, the insights on education and Black history with Valerie Thomas are ...

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Valerie Thomas

02/08/23

Dr. Valerie Thomas: A Lifetime of Technological Inspiration to Young Women

Scientist and inventor Dr. Valerie LaVerne Thomas has contributed a lifetime of technological inspiration to young women, particularly Black women in science, technology, engineering, and math ...

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Just Setting Up My Twttr

03/23/22

“Just Setting Up My Twttr”

“Just setting up my twttr,” time-stamped 3:50 pm on March 21, 2006, by co-founder Jack Dorsey was the first tweet ever. Happy Birthday, ...

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The World Wide Web is 33 and still growing

03/15/22

The World Wide Web is 33 and Still Growing

The World Wide Web, the collection of pages on the Internet, is available to anyone with an Internet connection. Approximately 4.93 billion people use it, representing about 63 percent of the ...

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Daylight Saving Time

03/09/22

Year-Round Daylight Saving Time Still a Dream

Arizona, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands do not observe DST. States can implement year-round Standard Time if they choose, but not ...

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Women’s History Month

03/03/22

Women’s History Month: Remembering Those Who Don’t Ask for Anything in Return

In the United States and other nations, the month of March celebrates women’s contributions to the world with events both live and virtual. Canada celebrates Women’s History Month in August. ...

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Vintage Trends

01/11/21

Vintage Trends See a Resurgence with New Technologies

What do drive-in movies, grocery deliveries, and puzzles have in common? They all have made a major comeback in 2020. The world has recently seen a major resurgence in a few vintage trends that fall ...

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