This Day in TechMay 20, 1873: The Pants That Changed the WorldMay 18, 1953: Jackie Cochran, First Woman to Break Sound BarrierMay 17, 1970: The Boat Is Seaworthy and, Yes, We Can All Get AlongMay 16, 1960: Researcher Shines a Laser LightMay 13, 1637: Cardinal Richelieu Makes His PointMay 12, 1941: Fog of War Shrouds Computer AdvanceMay 11, 1997: Machine Bests Man in Tournament-Level Chess MatchMay 10, 1960: USS Triton Completes First Submerged CircumnavigationMay 9, 1941: German Sub Caught With the GoodsMay 6, 1937: A Ball of Fire und Alles Ist KaputMay 5, 1992: Wolfenstein 3-D Shoots First-Person Shooter Into StardomMay 4, 1904: U.S. Dives Into Panama CanalMay 3, 2000: Geocaching Gets Geeks Going in Great OutdoorsMay 2, 1887: Celluloid-Film Patent Ignites Long Legal BattleApril 29, 1964: Godzilla, Mothra Clash for First TimeApril 28, 1940: BMW Sweeps Mille MigliaGearApril 27, 1981: Say Hello to the First Personal Computer MouseApril 26, 1812: Birth of Krupp, the 'Cannon King'April 25, 1953: Riddle of DNA's Architecture Finally SolvedApril 22, 1970: Tell Your Mother You Love HerApril 21, 1994: Our Solar System Is Not AloneApril 20, 1940: Electron Microscope Crosses the Atlantic; Zworykin Crosses the DelawareApril 19, 1971: Soviets Put First Space Station Into OrbitApril 18, 1906: Mother Nature 1, San Francisco 0More Stories