On this day in 2004, Nintendo announced the development of a dual-screen portable game console. It would be released as the Nintendo DS later that year.
On this day in 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the personal taping of television programs using a home VCR to watch later is considered fair use and is not copyright infringement. It was known as the "Betamax case."
On this day in 2009, Steve Jobs began a medical leave of absence from Apple, saying that his health issues were “more complex than I originally thought.”
On this day in 1982, AT&T agreed to give up control of the Bell Operating Companies that provided local telephone service in the US, to settle the government's anti-trust lawsuit. 2 years later, AT&T's monopoly on telephone service in the country came to an end.