Today in History – January 22

1924 – Professor Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov—a prominent Russian pathologist and anatomist (not to be confused with physicist Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov)—embalmed Lenin’s body to keep it intact until the burial.

Lenin Mausoleum (StreetView)
Lenin Mausoleum

1984 – The Macintosh was introduced by the now famous $900,000 television commercial by Ridley Scott, “1984”, that most notably aired on CBS during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII.

Original Macintosh computer Macintosh 128K (StreetView)
Original Macintosh computer Macintosh 128K

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