1894 – Thomas Edison demonstrates the kinetoscope, a device for peep-show viewing using photographs that flip in sequence, a precursor to movies
1927 – The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden
1956 – In Chicago, Illinois, videotape is first demonstrated
1981 – STS-1 – The first operational space shuttle, Columbia (OV-102) completes its first test flight
2003 – The Human Genome Project is completed with 99% of the human genome sequenced to an accuracy of 99.99%
1957 – Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, conductor and composer
