IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The UNIVAC II, the second commercial ...

The dozen or so seniors in a Maryland classroom faced a simple challenge. Tomba Kambui, their instructor, pointed to a pair of photos on a computer screen. He asked the room: “Which one is the ...

One thousand Duluthians are expected to embark on the steamer Montauk this weekend for a trip to Bayfield to attend the Duluth Day program of the Apostle Islands Indian Pageant. The pageant began Aug.

Just over 200 years ago the French philosopher-physician Lamettrie published his daring book, L’Homme Machine. He was a thoroughgoing materialist, as the title of his book suggests; and like everyone ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- We know the census happens every 10 years, but some of the most personal details collected are sealed for 72 years to protect privacy. Genealogists and amateurs who research ...

In 1954, GE Appliance Park in Louisville became the first private business in the U.S. to buy a UNIVAC I computer. The 30-ton computer, which was first used by the federal government, cost $1.2 ...

The electronic innards of the Census Bureau’s Univac computer whirred last week, and out popped an anxiously awaited seven-digit number: the U.S. Government’s official mid-March unemployment total. In ...

Leonard Murray Jr. Leonard Bancroft Murray, Jr. of Chattanooga passed away peacefully at the age of 92 after a brave battle with cancer. Employed in several capacities throughout the world, he was ...

Gerald Edward (Jerry) Barry was born on July 10,1948 in Winona MN to Mathew and Lois (Christopherson) Barry. He joined his sisters Sandi and Kaye in the Barry family. The family first lived in Winona ...