Vala isikhangiso

Izehlakalo esizozisho engxenyeni yanamuhla yochungechunge lwethu "lomlando" azifani kakhulu ne-Czech Republic. Noma kunjalo, lezi zinyathelo ezibalulekile futhi ezithakazelisayo - sizokukhumbuza ukuqala kokusebenza kwe-Smith-Putnam wind turbine kanye nokuvulwa kwesitolo sokuqala sokuqasha amavidiyo e-Blockbuster.

I-Smith-Putnam Wind Turbine (1941)

Ngo-Okthoba 19, 1941, i-Smith-Putnam wind turbine yaqala ukuhlinzeka ngogesi endaweni kaGrandpa's Knob yaseCastleton, eVermont. Lesi kwakuyicala lokuqala lalolu hlobo. I-Smith-Putnam wind turbine nayo ibe ngeyokuqala ukwephula uphawu lomlando lwemegawathi eyodwa. I-turbine yesiphunzi yasebenza amahora angu-1100 ngaphambi kokuthi enye yezinsimbi zayo ingasebenzi. I-turbine yaklanywa nguPalmer Cosslett Putnam, futhi yakhiqizwa yi-S. Morgan Smith Company. Kuze kube ngu-1979, bekuyinjini yomoya enkulu kunazo zonke ezake zakhiwa.

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Isitolo sokuqala sokuqashwa kwamavidiyo e-Blockbuster (1985)

Ngo-Okthoba 19, 1985, igatsha lokuqala lesitolo esiqashisa ngama-video esibizwa ngokuthi iBlockbuster lavula iminyango yalo ngokusemthethweni. Igatsha elishiwo liseDallas, eTexas futhi laliphethwe uDavid Cook owayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye ngaleso sikhathi. Kamuva wadayisela ibhizinisi lakhe lokuqasha amavidiyo ku-Scott Beck, u-John Melk kanye no-Wayne Huizenga, owashintsha i-Blockbuster yaba i-franchise yaseMelika - futhi kamuva waphinde waqasha i-movie nesitolo se-inthanethi. Uchungechunge lokuqashwa kwevidiyo i-Blockbuster yathengwa yi-Dish Network ngo-2011 nge-$228 million.

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