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February 14, 1946

1946-02-14 00:00 UTC

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ENIAC is shown

ENIAC is shown
Photo: The original uploader was TexasDex at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The first general-purpose electronic computer is unveiled in Philadelphia.
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It is recorded at 1946-02-14 00:00 UTC — February 14, 1946 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
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