On This Day in History
Windows 1.0 reaches the public
1985Microsoft released Windows 1.0, the first version of Windows offered to the public. (Windows 1.0)
Also on this day
- 1947 Princess Elizabeth marries Philip Mountbatten — Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King George VI, married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, who was given the title Duke of Edinburgh.
- 1969 Activists begin the occupation of Alcatraz — A group of Native American activists began a 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
- 1994 Angola signs the Lusaka Protocol ceasefire — Following the Lusaka Protocol, the Angolan government signed a ceasefire with UNITA rebels, a failed attempt to end the Angolan Civil War.