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Throwback Thursday (TBT) news!

Here are some interesting and nostalgic news stories from the past:

1980s

• The first mobile phone call is made by Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola, on April 3, 1973. (Source: CNN)
• The first Apple Macintosh computer is introduced on January 24, 1984. (Source: Apple)
• The Berlin Wall falls on November 9, 1989, marking the end of the Cold War. (Source: BBC)

1990s

• The World Wide Web is invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, and the first website is launched on August 6, 1991. (Source: CERN)
• The first text message (SMS) is sent over a cellular network on December 3, 1992. (Source: BBC)
• The Euro is introduced as the official currency of the European Union on January 1, 1999. (Source: European Central Bank)

2000s

• The first iPod is released on October 23, 2001. (Source: Apple)
• The Facebook social network is launched on February 4, 2004. (Source: Facebook)
• The iPhone is released on June 29, 2007. (Source: Apple)

2010s

• The Arab Spring protests begin in Tunisia on December 18, 2010. (Source: Al Jazeera)
• The first 3D-printed gun is created by Cody Wilson on May 5, 2013. (Source: CNN)
• The Ebola outbreak in West Africa begins in Guinea on December 26, 2013. (Source: WHO)

These are just a few examples of the many interesting and significant news stories from the past. I hope you enjoyed this trip down memory lane!