1889 – The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
1972 – The Soviet Union makes its final attempt at successfully launching the N1 rocket.
1978 – The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.
1992 – The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2015 – Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.
