Today is 6th January’10 and here’s what happened today in tech…

1 - In 1898. 1st telephone message from a submerged submarine, by Simon Lake.
2 – In 1930. 1st diesel engine automobile trip (in a Packard sedan) completed.
3 - In 1958. Gibson patents Flying V Guitar.
4 - In 1986. STS 61-C scrubbed at T-31sec because of liquid oxygen valve problem.
5 – In 1980. The beginning of the first GPS epoch.