{"id":3272,"date":"2012-04-06T09:10:16","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T14:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/?p=3272"},"modified":"2022-11-29T13:31:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:31:48","slug":"headlines-from-april-1992","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/headlines-from-april-1992\/","title":{"rendered":"Headlines from April 1992:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3305 size-thumbnail\" title=\"Computer Mouse iStock_000002230612XCompressed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Computer-Mouse-iStock_000002230612XCompressed-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Computer Mouse\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Watermark Learning was founded in 1992. Besides our founding, a lot was going on that year. Here are some noted firsts and other happenings in April of 1992.<\/p>\n<p>MICROSOFT LAUNCHES WINDOWS 3.1<\/p>\n<p>REDMOND WA\u00a0 &#8211; April 6 &#8211; Microsoft announced the release of Version 3.1 of the Windows Operating System. It was the first version of Windows to be DOS-mouse compatible and to feature drag and drop capability.<\/p>\n<p>These two user-friendly features, along with the introduction of True Type fonts, made windows a viable platform for desktop publishing on DOS-based personal computers. This contributed significantly to the explosive growth of Windows as the operating system of choice for PCs.<\/p>\n<p>Other significant events from April 1992 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 12 &#8211; The <em>Euro Disney Resort<\/em> officially opens with its theme park <em>Euro Disneyland<\/em>. The resort and its park&#8217;s name were subsequently changed to <em>Disneyland Paris<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>April 15 \u2013 The National Assembly of Vietnam adopts the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam<\/li>\n<li>April 23 \u2013 McDonald\u2019s opens its first restaurant in Beijing, China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>==============================<\/p>\n<p>In honor of our anniversary, receive<strong> 20% off all live training courses <\/strong>(in-person and virtual) for registrations through April 30th. The discount will be applied at the time of registration. Use promotion code WML20 when registering.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/\">View our class schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watermark Learning was founded in 1992. Besides our founding, a lot was going on that year. Here are some noted firsts and other happenings in April of 1992. MICROSOFT LAUNCHES WINDOWS 3.1 REDMOND WA\u00a0 &#8211; April 6 &#8211; Microsoft announced the release of Version 3.1 of the Windows Operating System. 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