Everything which appears to be a normal affair today happened at some point in history be it a cell phone or even a bikini everything which appears common today had happened for the first time someday. Let us have a look at some of the funniest first-time happenings.
1. The Thing Which Made Everyone Crazy, The Launch Of First Apple Computer, 1976
Apple Computer 1 or Apple-1 was the first desktop computer in history to be released by Apple Computers in 1976. Designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak its production was stopped in September 1977 with the introduction of Apple II.
2. The Cafe Terrace On The Place Du Forum, 1888
Also known as Café Terrace at Night, it an oil painting by famous Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. It isn’t signed by the artist but has been described in three letters by him. At present, the painting can be found at Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands. The artist set up his easel at the north-eastern corner of the Place du Forum and looked towards the south at the artificially lit terrace of the coffee house.
3. The Wireless Phone, 1973
Motorola produced this phone weighing almost 1 kg it was first used on April 3, 1979. Martin Cooper, a Motorola employee made a call to Bell labs his rival firm. It had a talk time of just 30 minutes and needed 10 hours for a full charge.
4. All-Electric Serial Production Car,2008
The first all-electric highway legal serial production car in history was made by Tesla Motors in 2008. Known as Dexter it used lithium-ion battery cells. It was the first all-electric production car to run more than 320 kilometers per charge. The world record for traveling 501 km on a single charge by an all-electric car was set by Roadster on October 27, 2009. About 2450 Roadsters were sold in 30 countries from 2008 to 2012. An upgraded version of Roadster is expected to be in the market in 2020.
