Dr. Ethan Fairbanks

April 26: Xerox PARC births Ethernet, Chernobyl reshapes global energy policy, Amazon acquires Audible, Tesla announces first profit, and World IP Day celebrates creative entrepreneurship.

April 25: First DNA structure paper published, Xerox debuts first commercial mouse, LinkedIn launches, World Intellectual Property Day begins, and FedEx launches same-day delivery.

April 24: The Library of Congress was founded, Apple unveiled the iMac, the USPS launched the Forever Stamp, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed, and Instagram introduced shopping tags for small retailers.

April 23: Coca-Cola officially registers a trademark, Shakespeare's legacy shapes creative enterprise, the first YouTube video hits 1 billion views, Microsoft introduces Excel for Mac, and Impossible Foods launches the meatless burger revolution.

April 22: Earth Day launches global sustainability movement, Home Depot goes public, Intel introduces revolutionary processor, Oprah launches Harpo Studios, and Etsy debuts online for handmade goods.

April 21: First African-American-owned bank chartered, IBM launches electric typewriter, first Starbucks opens in Chicago, Google introduces mobile-first indexing, and Ford reveals all-electric F-150 Lightning.

April 20: Louis Pasteur revolutionized vaccines, the first pasteurization law was passed, RCA became a tech pioneer, 3M entered the household market, and Shopify launched to empower entrepreneurs.

April 19: Amazon’s Kindle milestone, Volvo’s safety pledge, Uber’s Austin controversy, the launch of America Online (AOL), and Nintendo’s Game Boy debut reshaped industries.