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Compact Disc
Japanese and Dutch scientists invented the Compact Disc (CD) in 1981. It was able to record sound as microscopic changes in the surface of...
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was born in the northern Caucasus, studied law at Moscow University and joined the CPSU (Communist Party) in 1952.
From 1955 to...
Pac-Man
It will come as no surprise that Pac-Man originated in Japan, where a Japanese computer firm called Namco Limited, modelled the game after a...
Robert The Robot
When sci-fi shows like Captain Video and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet became childhood favourites in the early 1950s, so did sci-fi toys.
Space helmets and ray guns were cool,...
Cars in the 1970s
As the glam decade dawned, America experienced its worst recession in years and Detroit became increasingly concerned with the growing popularity of imported cars. AMC responded...
