The Canon T90, introduced in 1986, was the top of the line in Canon's T series of 35 mm single-lens reflex cameras. It was the last professional-level manual-focus camera from Canon and thus the last to use the Canon FD lens mount. Although it was overtaken by the autofocus revolution and Canon's new, incompatible EOS after only a year in production, the T90 pioneered many concepts seen in high-end Canon cameras up to the present day, particularly the user interface, industrial design, and the high level of automation. The T90 gained the semi-official nickname The Tank from Japanese photojournalists because of its ruggedness. Many still rate it highly even nearly 20 years after its introduction.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1095: At the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Clermont)

1868: Indian Wars: The U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment led by George Armstrong Custer defeated Chief Black Kettle and the Cheyenne Indians in the Battle of Washita River. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Washita_River)

1895: Alfred Nobel signed his will, setting aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after his death. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel)

1926: Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg in the Historic Triangle on the Virginia Peninsula, United States began. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Williamsburg)

2001: The Hubble Space Telescope detected sodium in the atmosphere of the extrasolar planet HD 209458b, the first planetary atmosphere outside our solar system to be measured. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_209458b)

_____________________ Wikiquote of the day:

"Put every great teacher together in a room, and they'd agree about everything; put their disciples in there and they'd argue about everything." -- Bruce Lee (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee)