1938
Chester Carlson patented his strange invention . . . the Xerox Photocopier
IBM, RCA, and Kodak all had no interest in his wacky gadget because they didn’t think there was a use for a machine that “only” made copies
1990
Tim McGraw signed his first deal with Curb Records
After cutting a demo single, McGraw gave a copy to his father. A man who was friends with Curb Records executives heard the demo while driving with Tug one day and recommended that Curb contact the young singer
Several weeks later, he was able to play his tape for Curb executives, after which they signed him to a recording contract
1999
Dixie Chicks fifth studio album Fly was at #1 on the country chart
The album debuted and peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 and has now sold over 10 million units
and then lastly…
2013
The iPad Air was released by Apple
