2011
According to On This Day, India launches the Aakash tablet computer for $35, it was made to provide access to the internet for less wealthy people
1984
According to Time and Date, Marc Garneau was the first Canadian to go into space. The 6th flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger, also its first space mission to have 2 woman, Sally Ride and Kathryn Sullivan
1962
According to On this Day, The first James Bond series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain.
1947
According to Facts.net, Harry Truman, the 33rd President of the US, was the first televised president speech in the United States.
105 BCE
According to On this Day, The Roman Army had been defeated by Germanic tribes in the Battle of Arausio
