On July 19, 1977, engineers at Rockwell Collins received and decoded the first GPS signal from the experimental NTS-2 satellite, a key milestone in the development of the NAVSTAR GPS program.

On July 18, 1968, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore founded Intel — originally named N.M. Electronics — which grew from a three-paragraph business plan into one of the world's most influential semiconductor and microprocessor companies.

On July 17, 1899, Nippon Electric Company (NEC) was founded in Tokyo, becoming Japan's first international technology company and a pioneer in Japanese computing and supercomputing.

Amazon.com launched on July 16, 1995, as an online bookstore with one million titles, marking the start of its journey to becoming a tech giant.

On July 15, 2003, AOL closed Netscape's team and established the Mozilla Foundation, shaping the future of open web standards and browser development.

On July 14, 1953, IBM announced the Model 650, a machine expected to sell only 50 units that became the world's first mass-produced, profitable computer.

Released on July 13, 1987, Metal Gear revolutionized action games by introducing stealth gameplay and complex storytelling, shaping future game design.

On July 12, 1962, Arthur Samuel's checkers program defeated a strong human player, marking a milestone in AI and machine learning history.

On July 11, 2000, Microsoft announced the .NET platform, C#, Visual Studio .NET, and the CLR at PDC, shaping future software development.

Learn how the 2008 launch of Apple's App Store introduced a new mobile app economy, offering a unified platform for discovery, purchase, and security.

Discover how Donkey Kong's 1981 release in Japan marked a milestone for Nintendo and introduced Mario to the world.

Learn about PostgreSQL's launch on July 8, 1996, from its university roots to becoming a leading open-source database system.

How the Whirlwind computer proved that electrostatic memory could work reliably — the same principle behind modern RAM.

Discover how Pokémon Go's 2016 release influenced social interaction, mapping, privacy, and augmented reality technology worldwide.

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore, initially named Cadabra, before launching the site in July 1995.

On July 4, 1956, MIT demonstrated the first use of a keyboard to input data into the Whirlwind computer, marking a key milestone in computing history.

Discover how UCLA's 1969 press release announced the first public computer network, laying the groundwork for today's Internet.

In 2001, Bram Cohen announced the BitTorrent protocol, enabling decentralized file sharing through swarms and transforming large file distribution on the Internet.

Discover how Altair BASIC 2.0, released on July 1, 1975, was Microsoft's first commercial software and a milestone in microcomputer history.

Discover how Bell Labs unveiled the transistor in 1948, revolutionizing electronics and paving the way for modern microprocessors.