In 1833 – Nicéphore Niépce died. He created the first permanent photograph in 1826 — an image of the outside of his house.
In 1954 – The BBC broadcast its first daily television news bulletin. Richard Baker read the 20-minute bulletin billed as an “Illustrated summary of the news.”
In 2001 – Rob Flickenger and friends posted details of their now legendary 12db Pringles-can antenna to boost WiFi signal distance.