{"id":3633,"date":"2012-06-08T16:17:30","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T21:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/?p=3633"},"modified":"2022-11-29T13:26:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:26:00","slug":"a-technological-clean-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/a-technological-clean-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"A Technological Clean Sweep"},"content":{"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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3634 size-thumbnail\" title=\"early dyson vac\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/early-dyson-vac-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"eartly dyson vac\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/early-dyson-vac-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/early-dyson-vac.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Not all of the technology innovations of 1992 involved computers and software. In June of 1992, Sir James Dyson founded Dyson Ltd., to design and manufacture vacuum cleaners, hand dryers, bladeless fans, and heaters that he had invented. James Dyson created 5,127 prototypes of his first vacuum cleaner before developing one that he considered to work perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some other significant news items from June 1992:<\/p>\n<p>June 1992 \u2013 Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls win their second consecutive NBA title.<\/p>\n<p>June 1 &#8211; Venezuelan revolutionary <a title=\"Ilich Ram\u00edrez S\u00e1nchez\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carlos_the_Jackal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos (the Jackal)<\/a> is sentenced to life imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>June 14 \u2013 18 \u2013 A huge tornado outbreak is one of the largest on record, affecting portions of the <a title=\"Central United States\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_United_States\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">central United States<\/a> from Idaho in the west to Wisconsin in the east.<\/p>\n<p>June 22 &#8211; Two skeletons excavated in <a title=\"Yekaterinburg\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yekaterinburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yekaterinburg<\/a>, Russia, are identified as Tsar Nicholas II \u00a0and <a title=\"Alexandra Fyodorovna (Alix of Hesse)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexandra_Feodorovna_(Alix_of_Hesse)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tsarina Alexandra<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>==============================<\/p>\n<p>In honor of our anniversary, receive <strong>20% off all live training courses<\/strong> (in-person and virtual). The discount will be applied at the time of registration. Use promotion code WML20 when registering.<\/p>\n<p><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. Not all of the technology innovations of 1992 involved computers and software. 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