Hello everyone, here is some proposed social media for today. Thank you for reviewing!


EN:WP First Episode of Coronation Street


Fb: On this day in 1960, the first episode of “Coronation Street” premiered– it is the world’s longest-running television soap opera with a continuous run of 55 years and over 8,700 episodes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Street


t: 9/12/1960: the first episode of “Coronation Street” premiered, the world’s longest-running television soap opera. http://buff.ly/1OP829B


EN:WP “The Mother of All Demos”


Fb: On this day in 1968, known as “The Mother of All Demos”, engineer and inventor, Douglas Engelbart’s 90-minute live presentation demonstrated almost all the fundamental elements of modern personal computing, including video conferencing and hypertext.


Fb: On this day in 1968, the “The Mother of All Demos” was presented by engineer and inventor, Douglas Engelbart. Its underlying technologies would influence both Apple Macintosh and Microsoft.


t: On this day in 1968, “The Mother of All Demos” was presented in San Francisco, later influencing the technologies of Apple Macintosh and Microsoft.


t: On this day in 1968, “The Mother of All Demos” was presented, demonstrating fundamental elements of modern computing.


CC0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_of_All_Demos#/media/File:Mother_of_All_Demos_-_Douglas_Engelbart,_1968.jpg


EN:WP Small Pox


Fb: On this day in 1979, the eradication of smallpox is certified– the first and only human disease driven to extinction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox


t: On this day in 1979, smallpox is officially eradicated– the first and only human disease driven to extinction.

http://buff.ly/1HTOf7E


PD: Small pox- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox#/media/File:Smallpox_virus_virions_TEM_PHIL_1849.JPG


PD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox#/media/File:Fighting_smallpox_in_Niger,_1969.jpg



EN:WP Grace Hopper


Fb: Born on this day in 1906, computer scientist and U.S. Navy admiral, Grace Hopper, who invented the first compiler for a computer programming language and is credited with popularizing the term “debugging” for fixing computer glitches (in one instance, removing an actual moth from a computer).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper


Fb: Born on this day in 1906, computer scientist and U.S. Navy admiral, Grace Hopper. She is credited with popularizing the term "debugging" for fixing computer glitches.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper


t:  Born on this day in 1906, computer scientist and U.S. Navy admiral, Grace Hopper.


PD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper#/media/File:Commodore_Grace_M._Hopper,_USN_(covered).jpg


EN:WP Judi Dench


Fb: Born on this day in 1934, English actress and author, Dame Judi Dench, who is noted as one of the greatest actresses of the post-war period. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Dench


t: Born on this day in 1934, English actress and author, Dame Judi Dench. http://buff.ly/1HTQ9Fh



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Michael Guss
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