{"id":16265,"date":"2012-11-23T00:02:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T08:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/?p=16265"},"modified":"2012-11-22T01:02:21","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T09:02:21","slug":"this-day-in-history-november-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/this-day-in-history-november-23\/","title":{"rendered":"This Day in History: November 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\"><p>On <a href='http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/category\/this-day-in-history\/' title='This Day in History'>this day in history<\/a>, November 23rd\u2026<a href=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/?attachment_id=16266\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-16266\" title=\"TIFO ThIs Day In History- November 23\" src=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/TIFO-ThIs-Day-In-History-November-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/TIFO-ThIs-Day-In-History-November-23.jpg 350w, http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/TIFO-ThIs-Day-In-History-November-23-340x415.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a01963\u00a0:<\/strong> The first episode of &#8220;Doctor Who&#8221; aired on BBC. The show went on the become the world&#8217;s longest running science fiction drama. \u00a0Based on the adventures of a\u00a0Time Lord\u2014a\u00a0time traveling,\u00a0humanoid\u00a0alien\u00a0known as\u00a0the Doctor, the show quickly become a significant part of\u00a0British popular culture. After 26 seasons, in 1996, the show was put on hold because of declining ratings and production was suspended until it was finally picked up again in 2005. They have made 5 more seasons since then.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1992\u00a0:<\/strong> The first &#8220;Smartphone&#8221; (in other words a handheld, touch-screen\u00a0cellular phone\u00a0and\u00a0PDA ) called &#8220;IBM Simon&#8221; was introduced \u00a0at a computer and technology trade show in\u00a0Las Vegas, Nevada. The term &#8220;smartphone&#8221; wasn&#8217;t around at the time; it was called the &#8220;Simon Personal Communicator&#8221; and allowed a user to make and receive telephone calls, faxes, and emails, among other functions. It was the first of its kind that combined both the cellular phone &amp; PDA (Personal Digital\/Data Assistant). It even had a touch-screen user interface. \u00a0It was only in its prototype stages when it was featured at COMDEX show in Las Vegas, but this gained it a lot of traction and it was featured on the front page of\u00a0USA Today&#8217;s Money section. After its launch, it sold 50,000 units in the six months it was distributed.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On <a href='http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/category\/this-day-in-history\/' title='This Day in History'>this day in history<\/a>, November 23rd\u2026 \u00a01963\u00a0: The first episode of &#8220;Doctor Who&#8221; aired on BBC. 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