5 days ago · 1965 [ edit] Mary Allen Wilkes was the first person to use a computer in a private home (in 1965) and the first developer of an operating system (LAP) for the first minicomputer ( LINC ). [52] Sister Mary Kenneth Keller became the first American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1965. [53]
2 days ago · 947 – The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor. [3] 1496 – After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command. [4] 1535 – Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru. [5]