2020
2018
The world’s most powerful supercomputer, Summit, capable of performing 200,000 trillion calculations per second, was built by IBM and NVIDIA at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
2001
1984
The film “Ghostbusters,” directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, is released.
1972
Vietnam War: Photographer Nick Ut captures an image of a 9-year-old girl, Phan Thị Kim Phúc, running naked down the road after being burned by napalm. The photo would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize.
1968
The Rolling Stones release the song “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”
1953
1949
Author George Orwell publishes his most popular novel, “1984.”
1947
"Lassie" makes its debut on ABC radio. By 1954, "Lassie" will be adapted for television.
1942
Bing Crosby records the song “Silent Night.”
1869
1824
Canada’s first patent is granted to Noah Cushing of Quebec City, inventor of a fulling mill.
It happened on… June 8
