55 years ago today, Douglas Engelbart was granted a patent for his "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System", more commonly known as the Computer Mouse.

On this day in 1998, 3dfx's Voodoo3 was announced at COMDEX/Fall '98.

On this day in 2001, the original Xbox went on sale.

On this day in 1994, Mosaic Communications changed its name to Netscape Communications.

On this day in 2006, Google completed its acquisition of YouTube for $1.65 billion.

On this day in 2007, Super Mario Galaxy was released in North America.

On this day in 2006, the PlayStation 3 was released in Japan 🇯🇵

On this day in 2008, Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.

On this day in 2004, Mozilla released Firefox version 1.0.

On this day in 2006, Windows Vista was released to manufacturing.

On this day in 2002, Microsoft unveiled Windows XP Tablet PC Edition.

45 years ago today, Microsoft signed the historic deal with IBM to create an operating system for the upcoming IBM PC.

On this day in 2007, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released in North America.

On this day in 1982, the Compaq Portable was announced.

On this day in 2017, the iPhone X was released.

On this day in 2007, Bee Movie was released in theaters.

On this day in 2008, the Nintendo DSi was released in Japan 🇯🇵

On this day in 2019, Luigi's Mansion 3 was released.

40 years ago today, Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Kennedy Space Center for its 9th flight. It was the shuttle's last successful mission before the fatal explosion that occurred 3 months later.

On this day in 1988, the Sega Mega Drive was released in Japan 🇯🇵

On this day in 2008, Fallout 3 was released in North America.

On this day in 2017, Super Mario Odyssey was released.

25 years ago today, the PlayStation 2 was released in North America.

On this day in 2001, Windows XP was released.

On this day in 2003, Apple released Mac OS X Panther.

On this day in 2001, Apple introduced the 1st Generation iPod.

On this day in 2009, Windows 7 was released.

On this day in 1991, Apple Computer introduced the first 3 PowerBook laptops: the 100, 140, and 170.

On this day in 2004, the first version of Ubuntu was released.

15 years ago today, Fallout: New Vegas was released in North America.

40 years ago today, Nintendo released a limited amount of Nintendo Entertainment Systems in New York City.

On this day in 2013, Windows 8.1 was released as a free upgrade to Windows 8 users.

10 years ago today, Yoshi's Woolly World was released in North America.

On this day in 1993, John Sculley resigned as Chairman of Apple Computer.

On this day in 2011, the iPhone 4S was released in retail stores throughout the United States.

On this day in 2003, Kirby Air Ride was released in North America.

On this day in 1988, Steve Jobs unveiled the NeXT Computer at Symphony Hall in San Francisco.

On this day in 2004, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was released in North America.

On this day in 2007, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 was released.

On this day in 2006, Google announced their purchase of YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock.

On this day in 1992, Mortal Kombat was released in North American arcades.

On this day in 2003, Nokia released the N-Gage: a mobile phone that doubled as a handheld game console. It is considered a failure by the tech press, and was discontinued a few years later.

15 years ago today, Logitech unveiled the Revue. It was their first device to run Google TV, Google's smart TV operating system.

Steve Jobs passed away 14 years ago today.

On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit.

15 years ago today, Wii Party was released in North America.

On this day in 1991, the AIM alliance between Apple, IBM, and Motorola was formed.

On this day in 1979, Activision was founded.

10 years ago today, Apple released OS X El Capitan.

On this day in 1996, the Nintendo 64 was officially released in North America. However, some retailers began selling the console 3 days prior without Nintendo's permission. This combined with high customer demand made Nintendo authorize retailers to sell the console early.